Jay Lane
Jay Lane (Republican) represented [the 36th]
district of King County in the House of
Representatives. She was appointed to serve
the duration of Representative Taller's
unexpired term in 1981.
Born 1940, in South Dakota. An account executive with Pacific Northwest Bell, Lane was encouraged to become politically active through a class on grassroots politics offered by her company. She campaigned and was elected precinct committeewoman, and worked within the structure of the Republican Party for several years before her appointment. Representative Lane credited her appointment to hard work. Politics needs hard workers and people will notice your effort, she feels.
In 1983 Jay Lane was appointed to the federal Housing and Urban Development agency in Seattle. She is married and has two grown children.
--Political Pioneers, The Women Lawmakers
Born 1940, in South Dakota. An account executive with Pacific Northwest Bell, Lane was encouraged to become politically active through a class on grassroots politics offered by her company. She campaigned and was elected precinct committeewoman, and worked within the structure of the Republican Party for several years before her appointment. Representative Lane credited her appointment to hard work. Politics needs hard workers and people will notice your effort, she feels.
In 1983 Jay Lane was appointed to the federal Housing and Urban Development agency in Seattle. She is married and has two grown children.
--Political Pioneers, The Women Lawmakers