Personal background

I graduated from Anacortes High School, Western Washington University and Washington and Lee University School of Law. I come from a large, close-knit family that taught me the values of hard work and service to our community. My husband and I have two wonderful children and two dogs.

Qualifying experiences

As a senior deputy defender with the Skagit County Public Defender’s Office, I am an experienced trial attorney with a background in both civil and criminal law.

I previously served as a law clerk in Skagit County Superior Court, where I worked on every type of case that...