Tina M. Podlodowski (born 1960) is an American businesswoman and politician who served as the chair of the Washington State Democratic Party for three terms.
Podlodowski left Microsoft in 1993 a millionaire and became a principal investor in the purchase and renovation of Seattle's historic Paramount Theatre.
[7] Heidi Wills, an aide to King County Executive Ron Sims would defeat former councilmember Charlie Chong in the November election.
[9] In January 2016, Podlodowski announced that she would run against republican Kim Wyman, the incumbent Secretary of State of Washington, in the 2016 election.
[14] In January 2017, Podlodowski was elected to be the chair of the Washington State Democratic Party, defeating incumbent Jaxon Ravens.
[16] Podlodowski has served on the national boards of the Human Rights Campaign, The Task Force, INLGO and L-PAC, as well as the Pride Foundation.