Dave Quall

"Quall" redirects here; not to be confused with Quoll.

David Spencer Quall (January 26, 1936 – November 12, 2020) was an American educator and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 40th district from 1993 to 2011.

Dave Quall
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 40th district
In office January 11, 1993 – January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Harriet Spanel
Succeeded by	Kristine Lytton
Personal details
Born	David Spencer Quall (1936-01-26)January 26, 1936 Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
Died	November 12, 2020(2020-11-12) (aged 84) Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Seattle Pacific University (MEd)

Biography

Quall attended Seattle Pacific University and earned a master's degree in Education Guidance and Counseling in 1974. He worked for thirty-eight years in education.

As a representative, he served as Chair of the Education Committee, and he has been a member of the Economic Development, Agriculture and Trade Committee.

His legislative priorities were to "help public schools meet the new high standards of Education Reform," "Increasing family-wage jobs and a healthy economic climate," and to make "home-ownership affordable for young families starting out".^[1]

In 2006 he faced Republican challenger Yoshe Revelle for Representative District No. 40, Position No. 1 and easily defeated him with the help of campaign manager Miriam Witt.

He died on November 12, 2020, at age 84.^[2]