Jennifer Dunn
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{{Infobox Congressman
| name = Jennifer Dunn
| honorific-suffix =
| image = Jenniferdunn.jpg
| state = [[Washington]]
| district = [[Washington's 8th congressional district|8th]]
| term_start = 1993
| term_end = 2005
| preceded = [[Rod Chandler]]
| succeeded = [[Dave Reichert]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|7|29}}
| birth_place = [[Seattle, Washington]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|9|5|1941|7|29|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Alexandria, Virginia]]
| nationality = United States
| spouse =
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| alma_mater = [[University of Washington]],<br/>[[Stanford University]]
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'''Jennifer Blackburn Dunn''' ([[July 29]], [[1941]] – [[September 5]], [[2007]]) was a prominent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] [[1993]]–[[2005]], representing {{ushr|Washington|8}}.
==Early life==
Born in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]], Dunn grew up in the nearby city of [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]. She attended the [[University of Washington]], where she was a member of [[Gamma Phi Beta]],<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.gammaphibeta.org/meet/overview/prominent.asp| title = Prominent Gamma Phi Betas| publisher =Gamma Phi Beta | accessdate =2007-07-03}}</ref> and [[Stanford University]], earning business degrees. After graduation, she worked as a [[systems engineer]].
==Political career==
Dunn was chair of the [[Washington State Republican Party]] from [[1981]] to [[1992]] and twice a delegate to the [[United Nations Commission on the Status of Women]] ([[1984]] and [[1990]]). Elected to the House in [[1992]], she was Washington's only Republican representative until the [[Republican Revolution]] of [[1994]] when Republicans swept all but two of Washington's nine House seats. In [[1998]], she became the first woman ever to run for the position of [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|House Majority Leader]]. In [[2000]], she served on the presidential election [[exploratory committee]] for then-[[Governor of Texas|Texas Governor]] [[George W. Bush]]. Dunn served as Vice-Chairwoman of the Select Committee on Homeland Security and served on the [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|House Ways and Means Committee]] and the [[United States Congress Joint Economic Committee|Joint Economic Committee]].
Dunn announced in [[2004]] she would retire from Congress, choosing not to run for re-election.
Dunn co-chaired the [[Information Technology and Innovation Foundation]] with former Representative [[Calvin Dooley]]. She also served as co-chair of the campaign organization "Women for Mitt" for presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]] at the time of her death.
==Death==
Dunn collapsed and died of a [[pulmonary embolism]] in [[2007]], in her [[Alexandria, Virginia]] apartment.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/208479.html
| title = Former Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn dies
| publisher = The Olympian
| date = September 5, 2007
| accessdate = 2007-09-05
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| url = http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/330364_dunn06.html
| title = Former Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn dies at 66
| publisher = Seattle Post-Intelligencer
| date = September 5, 2007
| accessdate = 2007-09-05
}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/06/us/06dunn.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Jennifer Dunn, 66, Former Washington Representative, Is Dead] September 6, 2006</ref>
==Electoral history==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ {{ushr|Washington|8|}}: Results 1992–2004<ref name="clerkresults">{{cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |title=Election Statistics |accessdate=2007-08-08 |publisher=Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives }}</ref>
!|Year
!
!|Democrat
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|Republican
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|3rd Party
!|Party
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
|-
|[[U.S. House election, 1992|1992]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|[[George O. Tamblyn]]}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |87,611
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |34%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Jennifer Dunn'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |155,874
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |60%
|
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |Bob Adams
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |14,686
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |6%
|
|-
|[[U.S. House election, 1994|1994]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Jim Wyrick]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |44,165
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |24%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''Jennifer Dunn'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |140,409
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |76%
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|-
|[[U.S. House election, 1996|1996]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Dave Little]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |90,340
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |35%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''Jennifer Dunn'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |170,691
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |65%
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|-
|[[U.S. House election, 1998|1998]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|[[Heidi Behrens-Benedict]]}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |91,371
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |40%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''Jennifer Dunn'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |135,539
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |60%
|
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|[[U.S. House election, 2000|2000]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|[[Heidi Behrens-Benedict]]}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |104,944
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |36%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''Jennifer Dunn'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |183,255
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |62%
|
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Bernard McIlroy
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |6,269
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |2%
|
|-
|[[U.S. House election, 2002|2002]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|[[Heidi Behrens-Benedict]]}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |75,931
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |37%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''Jennifer Dunn'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |121,633
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |60%
|
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Mark A. Taff
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |5,771
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |3%
|
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==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{CongBio|D000549}}
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| state=Washington
| district=8
| before=[[Rod Chandler]]
| years=1993–2005
| after=[[Dave Reichert]]
}}
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[[Category:1941 births]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:Deaths from pulmonary embolism]]
[[Category:Delegates to the Republican National Convention]]
[[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Washington]]
[[Category:People from Seattle, Washington]]
[[Category:Systems engineers]]
[[Category:Female members of the United States House of Representatives]]