Pat Cochran (Democrat) represented [the 8th] district comprising portions of Yakima and Benton Counties in the House of Representatives. Elected in 1974, she served one term.

Born in Montana, Cochran attended Montana State University ( B.A., Zoology). and Boston University where she earned a Master's degree in Biology.

Cochran is co-owner of the Women's Resource Center in Richland. She and her husband, Gordon, have two children.

--Political Pioneers, The Women Lawmakers