About Bill Jenkin
Bill Jenkin was an American politician.
William Richard Jenkin (born 1956) is an American politician and businessman from Washington. Jenkin is a former Republican member of Washington House of Representatives for District 16, Position 1, which includes portions of Benton, Columbia, Franklin, and Walla Walla counties from 2017 to 2021.
Early life Jenkin was born and raised in San Diego, California.
On November 8, 2016, Jenkin won the election and became a Republican member of Washington House of Representatives for District 16, Position 1. Jenkin defeated Rebecca Francik with 62.03% of the votes. Jenkin assumed office on January 9, 2017. Jenkin succeeded Maureen Walsh, who was elected to the Washington State Senate.
In November 2019, Jenkin announced that he would not seek re-election in 2020 and would instead run for the Washington State Senate.
Personal life Jenkin lives in Prosser, Washington.
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