David Roderick (October 29, 1921 – December 4, 2007) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1948 to 1952.
Born in Frederick, Maryland,[1] Roderick moved with his family at a young age to Seattle, Washington.
He attended Broadway Central High School, where he was friends with many students who became victims of the internment of Japanese Americans.
Roderick worked as a labor arbitrator on the Seattle waterfront,[1] and marched with Martin Luther King Jr. for African-American voting rights in 1960.
He remarried in 1961 to Marcia, and the marriage led to two additional children, Susan and John Roderick, who became a noted musician and podcaster.