B. Jean Silver
B. Jean Silver (Republican) served as Representative from the 5th District in Spokane from 1983 to 1993 and then the
6th District in Spokane from 1993 to 1997.
Representative Silver was a Certified Public Accountant. She attended the University of Washington, and graduated from Eastern Washington
University in Business Administration, with additional studies in economic development financing.
She served on the Board of Directors of Washington Water Power Company and numerous community organizations.
Co-owner with her husband of a glass company. Long-term residents of Spokane, they had three sons.