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Strickland Launches 2024 Congressional App Challenge. May 1, 2024. |. Press Release. Lacey, WA - Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced the start of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students in Washington’s 10th District. Issues: Congress Education.
A member of the Democratic Party, Strickland took office on January 3, 2021. She served as the 38th mayor of Tacoma from 2010 to 2018. She is the first member of the United States Congress of both Korean and African-American heritage, and the first African-American member elected from Washington.
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland represents Washington’s 10th Congressional District, which covers parts of Pierce and Thurston Counties. Born in Seoul, she is the first African-American to represent Washington State at the federal level, and one of the first Korean-American women elected to Congress in its history.
Marilyn Strickland, the Representative from Washington - in Congress from 2023 through Present
I live in the 10th Congressional District with my husband, and I’m honored to be our region’s voice in Congress. I’m Marilyn, and it is my honor to represent Washington State’s 10th Congressional District, which covers parts of Pierce County and Thurston County.
