1. Timothy Markham Sheldon was born on March 9,1947 and is an American farmer, businessman, and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 35th District from 1997 to 2023.
12 Facts About Tim Sheldon
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Tim Sheldon represented Mason County as a Mason County Commissioner for District 2 from 2005 to 2017 and served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997.
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Tim Sheldon attended public schools until he entered the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1965, graduating in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.
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Tim Sheldon earned his Master of Business Administration at the University of Washington.
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Tim Sheldon voted for Republican George W Bush in 2004 and then Democrat Barack Obama in 2008.
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Tim Sheldon was one of three Democratic state senators to vote against the gay-marriage bill.
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Tim Sheldon later expressed regret over the vote and his opposition to LGBTQ rights, saying in a 2022 interview announcing his retirement that he had "tried to make up for it" with his votes in later years.
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Tim Sheldon subsequently became president pro tempore of the Senate, elected by both Democrats and Republicans.
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Tim Sheldon lost this position in 2015 when Democrats withdrew support in favor of Republican Pam Roach.
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Tim Sheldon lost his position as President Pro Tempore.
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The Majority Caucus was dissolved and replaced by a normal Republican Caucus, which Tim Sheldon, while retaining his Democratic party registration, joined.
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In March 2022, Tim Sheldon announced that he would not run for reelection.