Tina Podlodowski

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.

Podlodowski (right) in 2017 with New York Assemblyman and vice chair of the Democratic National Committee Michael Blake and King County Council member Jeanne Kohl-Welles .