# Eleanor Fortson

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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Eleanor Fortson
| image = 
| state = Washington
| state_house1 = Washington
| district1 = [10th](/source/Washington's_10th_legislative_district)
| term_start1 = 1973
| term_end1 = 1979
| predecessor1 = 
| successor1 = 
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = March 7, 1904
| birth_place = [Renton, Washington](/source/Renton%2C_Washington)
| death_date = October 12, 1997
| death_place = [Everett, Washington](/source/Everett%2C_Washington)
| party = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| spouse = 
| children = 
| education = [Western Washington State College](/source/Western_Washington_State_College)<br>[Central Washington College of Education](/source/Central_Washington_College_of_Education)
| occupation = 
}}

'''Eleanor A. Fortson''' (March 7, 1904 – October 12, 1997) was an American politician.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eleanor A. Fortson |url=https://web.leg.wa.gov/womeninthelegislature/members/MemberBios/FortsonEA_1973.pdf |website=web.leg.wa.gov/womeninthelegislature}}</ref> She was a [Democrat](/source/Washington_Democratic_Party), and represented [District 10](/source/Washington's_10th_legislative_district) in the [Washington House of Representatives](/source/Washington_House_of_Representatives) which included northern [Snohomish County](/source/Snohomish_County%2C_Washington) and all of [Island County](/source/Island_County%2C_Washington), from 1973 to 1979.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eleanor A. Fortson |url=https://web.leg.wa.gov/WomenInTheLegislature/Members/FortsonEA.htm |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=web.leg.wa.gov}}</ref>

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Category:People from Renton, Washington
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Category:Central Washington University alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives
Category:20th-century members of the Washington State Legislature
Category:20th-century American women politicians
Category:Women state legislators in Washington (state)

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