Jennifer Dunn 410178 222537602 2008-06-29T21:47:46Z ImmortalGoddezz 312678 rm excess space, reflist|2 -> reflist; not enough references to warrant 2 columns imho {{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]] | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = [[University of Washington]],<br/>[[Stanford University]] | occupation = | profession = | religion = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''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&ndash;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% | | | | | | |- |[[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% | | | | | | |- |[[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% | | | | | | |- |[[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% | {{end box}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{CongBio|D000549}} {{start box}} {{USRepSuccessionBox | state=Washington | district=8 | before=[[Rod Chandler]] | years=1993–2005 | after=[[Dave Reichert]] }} {{end box}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Jennifer}} [[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]]