Nelson is the former Chief of Staff to then King County Council Chair Dow Constantine.

[3] Senator Nelson, a former Bank Executive, has lived on Maury Island since 1994 with her husband John.

Sharon and John have two grown daughters, Amy and Lyssa Ann, and they live with their dog, Abby.

[5] She was the Democratic Leader of the Washington State Senate, elected to that position by her colleagues in 2013.

for her leadership in the Washington State Legislature and efforts to clean up the lending industry water pollution.