HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2026-4714
HR 4714
By Representatives Jinkins, Stokesbary, Abbarno, Abell, Barkis, Barnard, Berg, Bergquist, Bernbaum, Berry, Bronoske, Burnett, Callan, Chase, Connors, Corry, Cortes, Couture, Davis, Dent, Doglio, Donaghy, Duerr, Dufault, Dye, Engell, Entenman, Eslick, Farivar, Fey, Fitzgibbon, Fosse, Goodman, Gregerson, Griffey, Hackney, Hall, Hill, Jacobsen, Keaton, Klicker, Kloba, Leavitt, Lekanoff, Ley, Low, Macri, Manjarrez, Marshall, McClintock, McEntire, Mena, Mendoza, Morgan, Nance, Obras, Orcutt, Ormsby, Ortiz-Self, Parshley, Paul, Penner, Peterson, Pollet, Ramel, Reed, Reeves, Richards, Rude, Rule, Ryu, Salahuddin, Santos, Schmick, Schmidt, Scott, Shavers, Simmons, Springer, Stearns, Steele, Stonier, Street, Stuebe, Taylor, Thai, Tharinger, Thomas, Timmons, Valdez, Volz, Walen, Walsh, Waters, Wylie, Ybarra, and Zahn
WHEREAS, Virginia "Jenny" Graham was born in Long Beach, California, daughter of Carol Estes and James Collins; and
WHEREAS, She grew up in Auburn and Federal Way and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School; and
WHEREAS, Representative Graham served in the United States Army Reserve and would later go on to serve on the Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs; and
WHEREAS, She has been a small business owner and a professionally licensed cosmetologist and esthetician for 40 years; and
WHEREAS, As if we did not already know that she was as tough as nails, Representative Graham is a registered martial artist and a former instructor and is a fearless and inquisitive scuba diver who aced a cageless shark dive in Fiji; and
WHEREAS, She and her husband, Curtis, have three children and four grandchildren and have called Spokane home for three decades; and
WHEREAS, Representative Graham has been active in her communities for years, volunteering at her children's schools and church, serving as a Cub Scout Den Mother, and working as a Spokane Parks and Recreation ski coach for the developmentally disabled; and
WHEREAS, Following the tragic loss of her sister, Debra Estes, to the Green River Killer, she became a fierce advocate for victims and their families. Her real-world experience and dedication to justice carved a path to public service; and
WHEREAS, Representative Graham was elected by the people of the 6th Legislative District in 2018; and