Beth Doglio

Beth Maureen Doglio^[2] (born 1965) is an American politician and activist who serves as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for Washington's 22nd legislative district. She originally served an initial term between 2017 and 2021, retiring to run for Washington's 10th congressional district in the 2020 elections; she placed second in the primary and lost to fellow Democrat Marilyn Strickland in the general election.^[3][4] In 2022 she ran for election to the other representative position in Washington's 22nd legislative district to replace retiring representative Laurie Dolan.^[5]

Beth Doglio
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 22nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023 Serving with Jessica Bateman
Preceded by	Laurie Dolan
In office January 9, 2017 – January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Sam Hunt
Succeeded by	Jessica Bateman
Personal details
Born	1965 (age 59–60)[1] Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Eddy Cates
Education	Indiana University Bloomington (BA)
Website	Campaign website

Education

Doglio earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and telecommunication from Indiana University in 1987.^[6]

Career

During the 1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Doglio was a state director for Senator Paul Simon's campaign. After moving to Washington, she was an employee at Seattle Public Utilities and Telcordia Technologies. Doglio was the founding executive director of Washington Conservation Voters, serving from 1991 to 1995. In 1996, she worked as a field organizer for NARAL. She also worked as an organizer for Peace Action.^[7] Doglio is a progressive, and has advocated Medicare for All, immigration reform, Green New Deal legislation, and the expansion of public housing in the Puget Sound region.^[8][9][10]

2020 congressional election

In March 2020, Doglio announced that she would run for Washington's 10th congressional district in the 2020 elections after incumbent Representative Denny Heck opted to run for lieutenant governor of Washington instead of seeking reelection.^[11] She faced former state representative Kristine Reeves and former Tacoma mayor Marilyn Strickland, among others, in the nonpartisan blanket primary.^[12] Doglio came in second and lost to Strickland in the general election.^[13]

Personal life

Doglio is married to Eddy Cates, a family physician in Lacey, Washington. They have two children.^[14] Doglio is openly bisexual.^[15]