Denny Heck | |
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17th Lieutenant Governor of Washington | |
Assumed office January 13, 2021 | |
Governor | Jay Inslee |
Preceded by | Cyrus Habib |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 10th district | |
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Marilyn Strickland |
Chief Clerk of the Washington House of Representatives | |
In office January 14, 1985 – January 12, 1987 | |
Preceded by | Dean R. Foster |
Succeeded by | Alan Thompson |
Majority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives | |
In office January 10, 1983 – January 14, 1985 | |
Preceded by | Gary A. Nelson |
Succeeded by | Joseph E. King |
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 17th district | |
In office January 10, 1977 – January 14, 1985 | |
Preceded by | Eugene Laughlin |
Succeeded by | Kim Peery |
Personal details | |
Born | Vancouver, Washington, U.S. | July 29, 1952
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Paula Fruci (m. 1976) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Evergreen State College (BA) |
Dennis Lynn Heck (born July 29, 1952) is an American entrepreneur and politician serving as the 17th lieutenant governor of Washington. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the U.S. representative for Washington's 10th congressional district from 2013 to 2021 and as a state representative from 1977 to 1985.
In 2010, Heck was the Democratic nominee for the 3rd congressional district, but was defeated by Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler. Following redistricting, Washington added a 10th congressional district in which Heck lived representing Pierce, Thurston, and Mason counties. He won that U.S. House seat in 2012, where he served there from 2013 until 2021. In 2020, he ran for lieutenant governor of Washington, a position he won and has served in since January 2021.