“Congresswoman Suzan DelBene brings a unique voice to the nation’s capital with more than two decades of experience as a successful technology entrepreneur and business leader.” She is a leader on issues of technology, health care, trade, taxes, environmental conservation, and agriculture, and is a champion for working families. She currently serves on many boards for fairer tax code, health care, trade deals, and women in tech. She has much experience as an executive and entrepreneur, as she helped to start drugstore.com as Vice President of Marketing and Store Development and served as CEO and President of Nimble Technology, a business software company based on technology developed at the University of Washington. Suzan also spent 12 years at Microsoft, most recently as corporate vice president of the company’s mobile communications business. Before being elected to Congress, Suzan served as Director of the Washington State Department of Revenue. During her tenure, she proposed reforms to cut red tape for small businesses. She also enacted an innovative tax amnesty program that generated $345 million to help close the state’s budget gap while easing the burden on small businesses. Suzan’s mix of real-world experience in the private and public sectors gives her a deep understanding of how to build successful businesses, create jobs, implement real fiscal accountability, and adopt policies that provide individuals with access to opportunity.
Linda Kochmar
“As your former State Representative, former Federal Way Mayor, and current Federal Way