Jennifer Dunn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 8th district
In office 1993 – 2005
Preceded by	Rod Chandler
Succeeded by	Dave Reichert
Born	July 29, 1941(1941-07-29) Seattle, Washington
Died	September 5, 2007 (aged 66) Alexandria, Virginia
Nationality	United States
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Washington, Stanford University

Jennifer Blackburn Dunn (July 29, 1941 – September 5, 2007) was a prominent Republican member of the United States House of Representatives 1993–2005, representing Washington's 8th congressional district. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. This article refers to the congressional district For the highway see Washington State Route 8. Rodney Dennis "Rod" Chandler (born July 13 1942 in La Grande, Oregon) was a U David George Reichert (born August 29 1950) is a member of the United States Congress and the former Sheriff of King County Washington. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article refers to the congressional district For the highway see Washington State Route 8.

Early life

Born in Seattle, Washington, Dunn grew up in the nearby city of Bellevue. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Bellevue ( "BELL-view") is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, U She attended the University of Washington, where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta,^[1] and Stanford University, earning business degrees. See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University Gamma Phi Beta ( ΓΦΒ) is an international Sorority that was founded on November 11 1874 at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in After graduation, she worked as a systems engineer. Systems engineering is an Interdisciplinary field of Engineering that focuses on how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed

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). The Washington State Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Washington. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW or UNCSW is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC one of main UN organs within the Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) 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. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The term can also refer to the 1911 Xinhai Revolution that led to the establishment of the Republic of China. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) In 1998, she became the first woman ever to run for the position of House Majority Leader. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door (private Caucus. In 2000, she served on the presidential election exploratory committee for then-Texas Governor George W. Bush. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. In the Election politics of the United States, an exploratory committee is an organization established to help determine whether a potential candidate should run for Governors of Texas George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Dunn served as Vice-Chairwoman of the Select Committee on Homeland Security and served on the House Ways and Means Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. Committee of Ways and Means is the chief Tax -writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. The Joint Economic Committee (JEC is one of four standing Joint committees of the U

Dunn announced in 2004 she would retire from Congress, choosing not to run for re-election. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Dunn co-chaired the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation with former Representative Calvin Dooley. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF is a Non-profit public policy Think tank. Calvin M "Cal" Dooley (born January 11, 1954) American politician was a Democratic member of the United States House of 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. Pulmonary embolism (PE is a blockage of the Pulmonary artery or one of its branches usually occurring when a venous Thrombus (blood clot from a vein Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ^[2][3][4]

Electoral history

References

External links

• Jennifer Dunn at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress