Ida McQuesten ( Republican) represented [the 35th] district of Pierce County in the House of Representatives for two terms, from 1928 to 1932.

A Washington native, McQuesten lived in Tacoma, and was employed as a manufacturing investment advisor.

During her terms in office she served on several important committees including Appropriations, Federal Regulations and Immigration, and Educational Institutions.

--Political Pioneers, The Women Lawmakers