Mary Dye

{{Short description|American politician from Washington}} {{Use American English|date=May 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Mary Dye | image = Rep Mary Dye NRCS-NLG-029.jpg | caption = Dye in 2022 | state_house = Washington | district = 9th | alongside = Joe Schmick | term_start = May 8, 2015 | term_end = | predecessor = Susan Fagan | successor = | birth_name = Mary Lurintha Maycock | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|06|15}} | birth_place = Idaho, U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/Legislative%20Manuals/2019-2020%20Legislative%20Manual.pdf|title=2019-2020 Legislative Manual|work=State of Washington|year=2019|access-date=December 14, 2021|archive-date=April 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402163741/https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/Legislative%20Manuals/2019-2020%20Legislative%20Manual.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> | alma_mater = University of Idaho | party = Republican | spouse = Roger C. Dye | children = 3 | website = [http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/mary-dye/ Official] }}

'''Mary Lurintha "Mary Lou" Dye''' (née '''Maycock''', born June 15, 1961) is an American politician from Washington. She is a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives from District 9.

== Education == In 1983, Dye earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Plant Science/Crop Management from University of Idaho.<ref name="votesmart_dye"/> In 2018, Dye graduated from the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) Foundation's Legislative Energy Horizon Institute.<ref name="wa_dye"/>

== Career == In 1984, Dye became an agriculture educator for the U.S. Peace Corps in Thailand, until 1986.<ref name="votesmart_dye"/>

Dye and her husband operate a wheat farm near Pomeroy, Washington.<ref name="spokesman_dye2015"/>

On May 8, 2015, Dye was appointed to the Washington House of Representatives for District 9, despite being the second choice of the Republican Precinct Committee Officers.<ref name="spokesman_dye2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/may/08/county-leaders-pick-mary-dye-replace-susan-fagan-s/ |title=County leaders pick Mary Dye to replace Susan Fagan in state House |website=spokesman.com |first=Jim |last=Camden |date=May 8, 2015 |accessdate=September 27, 2021 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927071055/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/may/08/county-leaders-pick-mary-dye-replace-susan-fagan-s/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}()</ref><ref name="wa_dye">{{cite web |url=https://marydye.houserepublicans.wa.gov/about/ |title=About Rep. Mary Dye |website=houserepublicans.wa.gov |accessdate=September 27, 2021}}</ref> Dye filled the vacancy left after State Representative Susan Fagan resigned on April 30, 2015. Fagan resigned after facing allegations of fraud and theft for inflating mileage reports to increase taxpayer-funded expense reimbursements.<ref>[http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/politics/rep-susan-fagan-resigns-amid-allegations-of-fraud-theft/article_ad998414-f053-11e4-bfff-071730227f2d.html Rep. Susan Fagan resigns amid allegations of fraud, theft] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123054546/http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/politics/rep-susan-fagan-resigns-amid-allegations-of-fraud-theft/article_ad998414-f053-11e4-bfff-071730227f2d.html |date=January 23, 2016 }}. ''Columbia Basin Herald'', May 2, 2015.</ref>

On November 3, 2015, Dye won the election and became a Republican member of Washington House of Representatives for District 9, Position 1. Dye defeated Richard Lathim with 63.31% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=804612 |title=WA State House District 9 Seat 1 - Special Election |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 3, 2015 |accessdate=September 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name="votesmart_dye">{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156728/mary-dye |title=Mary Dye's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=September 27, 2021}}</ref> On November 8, 2016, Dye defeated Jenn Goulet for re-election with 66.51% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=819905 |title=WA State House District 9 Seat 1 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 8, 2016 |accessdate=September 29, 2021}}</ref> On November 6, 2018, Dye defeated Jenn Goulet for re-election again with 64.22% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=853137 |title=WA State House District 9 Seat 1 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 6, 2018 |accessdate=September 29, 2021}}</ref> On November 3, 2020, Dye defeated Brett Borden for a fourth election win with 75.05% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=907887 |title=WA State House District 9 Seat 1 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 3, 2020 |accessdate=September 29, 2021}}</ref>

== Awards == * 2020 Guardians of Small Business. Presented by NFIB.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfib.com/content/news/guardian-of-small-business/44-washington-legislators-named-guardians-of-small-business/ |title=44 Washington Legislators Named Guardians of Small Business |website=nfib.com |date=July 15, 2020 |accessdate=September 11, 2021 |archive-date=August 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822200916/https://www.nfib.com/content/news/guardian-of-small-business/44-washington-legislators-named-guardians-of-small-business/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Personal life == Dye's husband is Roger Dye. They have three children. Dye and her family live in Pomeroy, Washington.<ref name="votesmart_dye"/>

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== External links == * [https://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Dye Mary Dye at ballotpedia.org]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dye, Mary}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives Category:21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature Category:University of Idaho alumni Category:People from Pomeroy, Washington Category:Women state legislators in Washington (state) Category:21st-century American women politicians