# Kevin Ranker

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{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =
| name             = Kevin Ranker
| honorific_suffix = 
| image            = Kevin Ranker 2011.jpg
| caption          = Ranker in 2011
| alt              = 
| state_senate     = Washington
| district         = [40th](/source/Washington's_40th_legislative_district)
| term_start       = January 12, 2009
| term_end         = January 9, 2019
| preceded         = [Harriet Spanel](/source/Harriet_Spanel)
| succeeded        = [Liz Lovelett](/source/Liz_Lovelett)
| office1          = Member of the [San Juan County Council](/source/San_Juan_County_Council)<br>from the 2nd district
| term_start1      = January 1, 2006
| term_end1        = January 12, 2009
| preceded1        = ''Constituency established''
| succeeded1       = Rich Peterson
| party            = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| spouse           = 
| birth_date       = {{Birth year and age|1970}}
| birth_place      = [England](/source/England), [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)
| alma_mater       = [Evergreen State College](/source/Evergreen_State_College) ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))<br>[University of Idaho](/source/University_of_Idaho)
| website          = {{URL|kevinranker.org}} 
}}
'''Kevin M. M. Ranker'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/8314/05-19-20-2008corrected|title=Summary of Minutes|work=San Juan Washington County Council|date=2008-05-20|access-date=2021-12-23}}</ref> (born 1970)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Legislative Manual 2017-2018|url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/Legislative%20Manuals/2017-2018%20Legislative%20Manual.pdf|publisher=[Washington State Legislature](/source/Washington_State_Legislature)|access-date=August 16, 2021|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707132859/https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/Legislative%20Manuals/2017-2018%20Legislative%20Manual.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an American politician who is a member of the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)). He represented the [40th District](/source/Washington's_40th_legislative_district) from 2009 to 2019 in the [Washington State Senate](/source/Washington_State_Senate).<ref>[http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/results.aspx?District=40 40th Legislative District]</ref><ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/93902 |title= Kevin Ranker's Biography |publisher= [Project Vote Smart](/source/Project_Vote_Smart) |accessdate= December 2, 2012}}</ref>

Prior to his election to the Senate, Ranker served as a member of the [San Juan County Council](/source/San_Juan_County_Council). In 2011, he was appointed as an Advisor to [President Obama](/source/Barack_Obama)'s [National Ocean Council](/source/National_Ocean_Council). He is also the 2013-2014 President of Pacific Northwest Economic Region, a partnership of ten U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

Ranker was first elected in 2008, winning 58.6% of the vote against Republican Steve Van Luven. He was re-elected in 2012 with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Republican John Swapp.<ref>{{cite web|title=Legislative District 40|url=http://vote.wa.gov/results/current/LegislativeDistrict40.html|work=islandssounder.com|accessdate=2 December 2012}}</ref>

Ranker resigned from the Senate on 9 January 2019, following sexual harassment and hostile workplace accusations.<ref>{{cite web|title=State Sen. Kevin Ranker steps down from leadership in Olympia amid investigation|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/state-sen-kevin-ranker-steps-down-from-leadership-in-olympia-amid-investigation/|work=seattletimes.com|accessdate=12 January 2019|date=2019-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | publisher = nwpb.org | date = February 1, 2019 | title = Kevin Ranker Violated Harassment Policy, Report Finds | author = Austin Jenkins | url =  https://www.nwpb.org/2019/02/01/former-washington-legislator-kevin-ranker-violated-harassment-policy-report-finds/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | publisher = apnews.com | date = February 2, 2019 | title = 90 state lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct since 2017 | author = The Associated Press | url =  https://apnews.com/a3377d14856e4f4fb584509963a7a223}}</ref>

Ranker lives on [Orcas Island](/source/Orcas_Island) with his wife and daughter; his son serves in the [U.S. Navy](/source/United_States_Navy).

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://ballotpedia.org/Kevin_Ranker Kevin Ranker] at [Ballotpedia](/source/Ballotpedia)

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Category:Living people
Category:People from San Juan County, Washington
Category:San Juan County Councillors
Category:Democratic Party Washington (state) state senators
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