Patricia Thibaudeau (June 13, 1932 – October 28, 2021) was a politician from the state of Washington whose term as a Washington state senator[1] from Seattle's District 43 expired in January 2007.
She declined to run for reelection in 2006 after Ed Murray announced he would challenge her in the primary election for the Democratic nomination.
Thibaudeau, a Democrat, graduated from Whitman College with a BA in Psychology and from Smith College with a master's degree in social work.
She also is a member of the Washington State Arts Commission.
Before her appointment to the senate in 1995, she had served in the Washington House of Representatives.