[2] He strongly supported unions, labor rights, and county employees, unlike his republican colleagues.
[5] While in the Washington State Senate, While on the Washington State Senate floor, Pullen openly carrying a Smith & Wesson and would successfully pass legislation allowing gun owners to leave their firearms in their cars.
[2] After his death, the King County Council voted to name the Regional Communication and Emergency Coordination Center after him.
When the state legislature was not in session, he worked at Boeing[6] and was a former councilman in the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA).
[5][8] Pullen was married for 39 years and is survived by his wife Fay and two children, Kathy and Walter.