Julia Patterson (Democrat) represented the 33rd Legislative District of King County. She was appointed to the House of Representatives in 1993 to serve an unexpired term and served until November, 1997 when she was appointed to serve an unexpired term in the Senate. She resigned in 2001 when she was elected to the King County Council.

She received a B.A. from both the University of Washington and Washington State University.

Julia served as a founding member of the City of SeaTac and is a lifelong resident and activist in her community.

She and her husband had three children.