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