Janice Niemi

Janice Niemi (September 18, 1928 – October 21, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Washington House of Representatives from the 43rd district from 1983 to 1987 and in the Washington State Senate from the 43rd district from 1987 to 1995.

Early life and education Janice Bell Bailey was born in Rochester, Minnesota and raised in Spokane, Washington, the daughter of Richard J. Bailey and Norma Anna Bell Bailey. Her father was a doctor. She completed a bachelor's degree in 1950 from the University of Washington, earned a master's degree from the University of Michigan, and one of the first women to graduate from UW's law school. She served in the Washington House of Representatives from the 43rd district from 1983 to 1987 and in the Washington State Senate from the 43rd district, from 1987 to 1995. She was one of the founders of the Washington Women Lawyers Association. They divorced in 1987; Preston Niemi died in 1999. Janice Niemi died on October 21, 2020, in Seattle, Washington, at age 92.