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Chair/Director  State Sen. Don Benton

(endorsed Trump in mid-March 2016)  Currently serving his fifth term in the Senate representing Clark County (Vancouver), first elected in 1996; previously served one term in the House.  Chair fo the Washington State Republican Party in 2000.  Founder (1988) and CEO of the Benton Group, which conducts sales, marketing, and training consulting for television worldwide.  District manager for Farmers Insurance Group, 1983-88.  Co-founder of Santa Clarita Temporaries, Inc., temporary employment agency, 1979-83.  Bachelor's degree in management and communications from Concordia University in Portland, OR.

Deputy Director  State Sen. Doug Ericksen

Elected to the Washington State Senate in 2010, representing District 42 (Ferndale).  Elected to the Washington State House in 1998.  Legislative affairs coordinator for Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1998.  Manager for Sen. Anderson's campaign for Lt. Governor.  Taught English in Taiwan, ROC.  M.A. in political science/environmental policy from Western Washington University, 1995; undergraduate degree in government from Cornell University, 1991.



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Chairman  Susan Hutchison

(elected Aug. 2013, re-elected Jan. 2015)   Communications consultant at Susan Hutchison Presents.  Executive director of the Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences from 2003.  Candidate for King County Executive in 2009 and won the primary.  TV news anchor at KIRO-TV (CBS), served the Puget Sound region as a broadcaster for more than 20 years starting in 1981.  Started journalism career in 1978 at a sportscaster for KITV in Honolulu.  B.S. in journalism from the University of Florida, 1975.  

Executive Director  Caleb Heimlich

(March 2013)  Started at the party as political director, March 2011-March 2013.  Deputy state director at Americans for Prosperity, June 2010-March 2011.  Director of programs at Excellentia Inc., Jan. 2009-June 2010.  Candidate for state representative in 2008.  Policy analyst at Americans for Prosperity, June 2007-April 2008.  Koch associate at the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, June 2007-April 2008.  B.A. in political economics from Hillsdale College, 2007.