Lenea L. Edlund
Lenea L. Edlund (Democrat) represented
[the 44th] district of King County in the House of
Representatives from 1934 to 1936.
Born in Sweden in 1891, Edlund was brought to Washington as a child. She was a Seattle homemaker and volunteer Democratic Party campaign worker before her election.
Though she served for only one term, Representative Edlund attained positions on such important committees as Roads and Bridges and Unemployment Relief.
--Political Pioneers, The Women Lawmakers
Born in Sweden in 1891, Edlund was brought to Washington as a child. She was a Seattle homemaker and volunteer Democratic Party campaign worker before her election.
Though she served for only one term, Representative Edlund attained positions on such important committees as Roads and Bridges and Unemployment Relief.
--Political Pioneers, The Women Lawmakers