Senator Karen Keiser has represented the citizens of the 33rd Legislative District for then past ten years. She first served in the House and was appointed to the Senate in 2002. She ran and was elected to the Senate in November, 2002 and is running for re-election this year. This election cycle, Karen is also serving as chair of the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee.
In the Senate, Karen serves as the Chair of the Health and Long Term Care Committee, and is a member of the Financial Institutions, Housing and Labor and Commerce, Research and Development Committees.
Karen serves as a Board Member for the Judson Park Retirement Community and the Economic Oppotunity Institute and the Washington Coalition for Open Government. She is also a former trustee for the Board at Highline Community College.
Karen has lived in the 33rd District for more than twenty-five years. She has two sons and a daughter, ages 20, 22 and 25. Senator Keiser recently retired as communications director of the Washington State Labor Council. She has a Masters Degree in Journalism from the University of California and is a former journalist.
Honors: 2006 Washington State Residential Care Council Legislator of the Year, WSCA William Day 2006 Senate Award, 2006 SEIU Legislator of the Year, 2004 Domestic Abuse Women’s Network (DAWN) Leadership Award, 2004 Washington Assoc. for Career and Technical Education Policy Maker of the Year, 2004 Center for Women Policy Studies' National Honor Roll of State Legislators
Fellowships: JFK School of Government, Fannie Mae Foundation
Center for Women Policy Studies, Foreign Policy Institute
Elliott School of International Affairs Seminar, George Washington University
