Mark Doumit
State senateWashington
District19th
Term startNovember 26, 2002
Term endNovember 1, 2006
PredecessorSid Snyder
SuccessorBrian Hatfield
State house 1Washington
District 119th
Term start 1January 13, 1997
Term end 1November 26, 2002
Predecessor 1Bob Basich
Successor 1Brian Blake
PartyDemocratic
Birth nameMark Lawton Doumit
Birth dateNovember 26, 1961
Birth placeLongview, Washington, U.S.
Death dateJune 21, 2021 (aged 59)
Death placeTenino, Washington, U.S.
Alma materLower Columbia College (AA)
Washington State University (BA)
ProfessionCommercial fisherman

Mark Lawton Doumit (November 26, 1961 – June 21, 2021)[1][2] was an American commercial fisherman and politician who represented the 19th District in the Washington State Senate and the State House from 1997-2006.

Political career

Doumit was elected as a Wahkiakum County Commissioner in 1988.[3] He served two terms as a Commissioner before running for the Washington House of Representatives in 1996.[2]

In the House, Doumit chaired the House Natural Resources Committee.

Doumit was appointed to the Senate in 2002 to fill the term of Sid Snyder.[2] He vacated his seat to take a job in the private sector in late 2006.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Mark Lawton Doumit". The Daily News. June 27, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. ^ Kauffman, Brennen (23 June 2021). "Former state legislator Mark Doumit dies at 59". The Daily News. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ AP (6 October 2006). "A Senate leader quits to take industry post". Seattle PI. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Mark Doumit's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Forestry Association Names Sen. Mark Doumit as New Executive Director". Washington Forest Protection Association. October 6, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2015.