Tina Orwall

Tina Louise Orwall^[1] (born April 3, 1965)^[2] is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate, representing the State's 33rd Legislative District. She was a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2009 to 2024, when she was appointed to the Senate seat.^[3] Orwall previously served as the Speaker pro tempore of the Washington House of Representatives from 2017 to 2018 and from 2021 to 2024.^[4]

Tina Orwall
Member of the Washington Senate from the 33rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 10, 2024
Preceded by	Karen Keiser
Speaker pro tempore of the Washington House of Representatives
In office January 11, 2021 – December 10, 2024
Preceded by	John Lovick
Succeeded by	Chris Stearns
In office January 9, 2017 – January 8, 2018
Preceded by	Jim Moeller
Succeeded by	John Lovick
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 33rd district
In office January 12, 2009 – December 10, 2024
Preceded by	Shay Schual-Berke
Succeeded by	Edwin Obras
Personal details
Born	Tina Louise Orwall (1965-04-03) April 3, 1965 (age 60) Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Washington (BS, MSW)

Early life

Orwall was born in Florida.^[5] She graduated from Oak Harbor High School in 1983.^[6] In 1988, she graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science Degree of Psychology and immediately went on to complete her Master of Social Work in Administration.^[7]

Career

Orwall primarily worked as a clinical social worker focused on serving people with mental illness.^[8]

Orwall also worked for the City of Seattle Office of Housing as coordinator for the Washington State Taking Health Care Home Grant, where she convened a Funders Group to coordinate funding between housing and service entities, resulting in the creation of 1,000 units of Housing First, low barrier housing for individuals who were chronically homeless.^[7]

Orwall later worked for King County and Pierce County governments and was active in governmental partnerships, including the Washington State Policy Academy on Co-Occurring Disorders, the King County Veteran’s Group Consortium Steering Committee, and the Supportive Housing Alliance for Veterans (SHAVET).^[7]