Helen Sommers

Helen Sommers (March 29, 1932 – March 7, 2017) was an American politician. She served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1972 to 2009. She represented the 36th district, as a member of the Democratic Party. At the time of her retirement she was the state's longest serving legislator. 
Sommers was born in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey. She studied at the University of Washington. Sommers died on March 7, 2017 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from natural causes, aged 84.