She first ran for election to the
Washington House of Representatives in 1970, but was unsuccessful. In 1974, she ran again for the State House of Representatives and was successfully elected as the member for the
33rd district. In November 1977, she was elected to the 33rd district of the
Washington State Senate in a special election, serving as a state senator until 1991, when she was defeated by
Democratic candidate
Adam Smith in the 1990 election. but lost to incumbent Democrat
John A. Cherberg. ==Personal life and death==