{{Short description|American politician from Washington}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Susan Fagan | image = | caption = | state_house = Washington | district = 9th | term_start = November 3, 2009 | term_end = May 1, 2015 | predecessor = Don Cox | successor = Mary Dye | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|12|18}} | birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Lewis-Clark State College | party = Republican | occupation = Politician | spouse = John Fagan | children = 5 }} '''Susan K. Fagan'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.pdc.wa.gov/rptimg/default.aspx?filerid_election_year=FAGAS%20%20163%3A%7C%3A2009|title=Candidate Registration, Susan Fagan|work=Public Disclosure Commission, State of Washington|date=2009-02-17|access-date=2021-12-25}}</ref> (born December 18, 1947) is an American politician from Washington. Fagan is a former Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives from District 9.
== Early life == On December 18, 1947, Fagan was born in Seattle, Washington.<ref name="votesmart_fagan"/>
== Education == Fagan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Lewis-Clark State College.<ref name="votesmart_fagan"/>
== Career == Following the death of Rep. Steven Hailey, on November 3, 2009, Fagan won the special election and became a Republican member of Washington House of Representatives for District 9, Position 1.<ref name="votesmart_fagan">{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/117458/susan-fagan |title=Susan Fagan's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=September 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=559749 |title=WA State House District 9 Seat 1 - Special Election |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 3, 2009 |accessdate=September 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name="crosscut_fagan2015"/><ref name="wa_fagan">{{cite web |URL=http://web.leg.wa.gov/WomenInTheLegislature/Members/FaganS.htm |title=Susan Fagan |website=leg.wa.gov |accessdate=September 28, 2021}}</ref> As an incumbent and running unopposed, she won re-elections in 2010, 2012, and 2014.<ref name="votesmart_fagan"/><ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=687579 |title=WA State House District 9 Seat 1 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 2, 2010 |accessdate=September 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name="crosscut_fagan2015"/><ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=799066 |title=WA State House District 9 Seat 1 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 4, 2014 |accessdate=September 29, 2021}}</ref>
On May 1, 2015 Fagan resigned following allegations of falsified travel expense forms and pressured her assistants to help with the fraud.<ref name="crosscut_fagan2015">{{cite web |url=http://crosscut.com/2015/04/rep-susan-fagan-resigns/ |title=Rep. Susan Fagan resigns |website=crosscut.com |first=John |last=Stang |date=April 29, 2015 |accessdate=September 28, 2021}}([https://web.archive.org/web/20210928231830/https://crosscut.com/2015/04/rep-susan-fagan-resigns archived])</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tri-cityherald.com/latest-news/article32223609.html |title=Washington lawmaker facing ethics violations resigning |date=April 29, 2015 |accessdate=September 27, 2021}}([https://web.archive.org/web/20170202024836/http://www.tri-cityherald.com/latest-news/article32223609.html archived])</ref>
== Awards == * 2014 Guardians of Small Business award. Presented by National Federation of Independent Business.<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.nfib.com/content/news/washington/69-lawmakers-win-main-streets-highest-award-65593/ |title=69 Lawmakers Win Main Street's Highest Award |website=nfib.com |date=May 12, 2014 |accessdate=September 18, 2021}}</ref>
== Personal life == Fagan's husband is John Fagan. They have five children. Fagan and her family live in Pullman, Washington.<ref name="votesmart_fagan"/>
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== External links == * [https://ballotpedia.org/Susan_Fagan Susan Fagan at ballotpedia.org] * [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=215514 children san Fagan at ourcampaigns.com]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fagan, Susan}} Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives Category:21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature Category:Women state legislators in Washington (state) Category:21st-century American women politicians