Dennis Lynn Heck was born on July 29,1952 and is an American entrepreneur and politician serving as the 17th lieutenant governor of Washington.
22 Facts About Denny Heck
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Denny Heck served as the host for the TVW public affairs show Inside Olympia in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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In 2010, Denny Heck attempted to return to politics as the Democratic nominee for the 3rd congressional district, but was defeated by Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler.
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Denny Heck was born in Vancouver, Washington, in 1952 and raised in the Lake Shore area of Clark County.
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One day his father did not come back home so Denny Heck's mother took him and his older brother and borrowed money to take a bus back to Vancouver to get her old job back as a telephone operator.
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Denny Heck's mother divorced and later married a Teamster truck driver who provided him and his family a better life.
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Denny Heck graduated from Columbia River High School in 1970 and accepted an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, which he attended briefly before enrolling in and later graduating from Evergreen State College in Olympia in 1973.
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Denny Heck attended graduate school Portland State University from 1974 to 1975.
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Denny Heck was the co-founder with Christopher Hedrick of Intrepid Learning Solutions.
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Denny Heck served as a board director of the company from 1999 until 2012.
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Denny Heck specialized in business oriented education and training programs.
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Denny Heck helped found Digital Efficiency, which specialized in aiding businesses and medical facilities in transitioning toward an all-digital format.
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Denny Heck helped found TVW, the public affairs network for Washington State.
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Denny Heck is the author of Challenges and Opportunities: The Transformation of Washington's Schools, published in 1987, Lucky Bounce published in 2015, a novel titled The Enemy You Know published in 2018, and Sausage an unvarnished behind-the-scenes look at his time in Congress, published in 2022.
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Denny Heck co-chaired the Education Committee and wrote the state's historic Basic Education Act.
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Denny Heck served as chief of staff for Governor Booth Gardner during his second term.
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In early 2010, Denny Heck announced his candidacy to replace the retiring Democratic incumbent Brian Baird.
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Denny Heck was endorsed by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on October 12,2010.
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Denny Heck indicated in the spring of 2011 that he would run for Congress again in 2012.
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On December 4,2019, Denny Heck announced that he would not seek reelection to Congress in 2020.
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Denny Heck has supported numerous organizations within Washington, both actively and as a contributor.
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Denny Heck has served on the board of trustees for The Evergreen State College, the board for the Washington State History Museum.