21 Facts About Darcy Burner

Darcy Burner was the Civil Air Patrol National Cadet of the Year in 1989.

Darcy Burner briefly attended law school at the University of Washington in 2004.

Darcy Burner's jobs included working for Lotus Development, Asymetrix, and, starting in 2000, as a lead product manager for Microsoft.

Darcy Burner and her former husband Michael have a son, Henry, born in 2003.

Darcy Burner worked for twelve years in high technology, including five years at Microsoft as a Marketing Manager, working on.

Darcy Burner left Microsoft to attend law school at the University of Washington in 2004.

Darcy Burner left her law studies in 2005 to enter her first political race against Reichert.

Darcy Burner served on the boards of a number of local and national organizations, including ActBlue, NARAL Pro-Choice America, the Netroots Foundation, the Center for International Policy, the Progressive Ideas Network, and Council for a Livable World's PeacePAC.

Darcy Burner was a principal in the Afghanistan Study Group, whose report on ending the war in Afghanistan was endorsed by both Republicans and Democrats.

Darcy Burner was the Democratic nominee for in 2006 and 2008, losing to Republican incumbent Dave Reichert in both elections.

Darcy Burner was then a candidate in the open primary for the newly redrawn in 2012 finishing third behind Republican John Koster and Democrat Suzan DelBene.

Darcy Burner had been a volunteer in the unsuccessful 2004 campaign of Dave Ross for, an open seat, and was a local Democratic activist.

Darcy Burner was supported via small dollar donors using the Democratic online fundraising website ActBlue, and both national parties spent heavily on the race.

Darcy Burner conceded at a press conference on November 14,2006.

Darcy Burner ran for the 8th district seat again in the 2008 election.

Darcy Burner wrote A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, which was endorsed by more than 50 candidates for the US House and US Senate as well as Major General Paul Eaton, former Security Transition Commanding General in Iraq; Dr Lawrence Korb, former Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan Administration; Capt.

Darcy Burner was briefly challenged in the 2008 Democratic primary by State Senator Rodney Tom, who endorsed her in September 2007.

Darcy Burner conceded November 7,2008, after The Associated Press determined that Reichert's lead for the 8th District seat was insurmountable.

At the 2012 Netroots Nation conference in early June 2012, Darcy Burner was a keynote speaker who asked the women in attendance if they had had an abortion and were willing to let it be known.

In February 2016, Darcy Burner began running for the Washington House of Representatives, seeking to represent 5th Legislative District.

Darcy Burner's positions include pro-choice on abortion, repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, support for stem cell research, and extending military health coverage to families of Reservists and National Guardsmen.