Jim Moeller

Infobox State Representative
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name =Rep. Jim Moeller
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state_house =Washington
district =49^th
term_start =2003
term_end =present
preceded =Val Ogden
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birth_place =Vancouver, Washington
residence =Vancouver, Washington
party =Democrat
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website = [http://www.jimmoeller.org/ jimmoeller.org]

Jim Moeller (born 1955) is an American politician from Washington State, who serves in the Washington State House of Representatives representing the 49th Legislative District. A Democrat, he represents the Clark County communities of Hazel Dell, Walnut Grove, Minnehaha and his native Vancouver, where he still resides.

During the 2007-8 legislative session, he serves as Deputy Speaker "pro tempore" of the Washington House of Representatives.

Moeller, a Vancouver native, was educated at local schools: George C. Marshall Elementary and McLoughlin Junior High. He went on to Clark College and Washington State University, before doing graduate study at Portland State University.

Elected in 1995 to Vancouver City Council, he was re-elected to a second term in 1999. In 2002, when veteran legislator Val Ogden retired, Moeller ran to succeed her in the state House of Representatives. In a hotly contested Democratic primary, Moeller prevailed by less than 1,000 votes – winning 6,564 votes to his opponent's 5,615.citation |url=http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=&c=moeller&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= |title=Washington Secretary of State: election results |accessdate=2007-09-17] He won the subsequent general election handily and took office in January 2003. He has since been re-elected twice.

Moeller is openly gay and is currently one of six LGBT members of the Washington State Legislature, alongside Representatives Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle), Dave Upthegrove (D-Des Moines) and Marko Liias (D-Mukilteo), as well as Senators Ed Murray (D-Seattle) and Joe McDermott (D-West Seattle).cite web |url=http://news.columbian.com/news/state/APStories/AP01232008news266921.cfm |title=WA state Legislature has 2nd largest gay caucus in U.S. |work=Associated Press |accessdate=2008-01-23 |date=2008-01-23]

References

External links

* [http://www1.leg.wa.gov/house/Moeller Legislative homepage]
* [http://www.jimmoeller.org/ Campaign website]