Read the remarks delivered by the Vice Chair of the Washington State Senate’s Law & Justice Committee at the June 7th Woodinville Peace March for Black Lives Matter.
Author Archives: Manka Dhingra
Manka Dhingra is a Northwest Progressive Foundation boardmember, the State Senator for the 45th Legislative District in Washington, and Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate. She is Chair of the Law & Justice committee, and a member of the Health & Long Term Care committee and Ways & Means committee. She has been a Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with King County since January 2000, and is the former Chair of the Therapeutic Alternative Unit. As Chair, she supervised the Regional Mental Health court, Veterans Court and the Community Assessment and Referral for Diversion program. She helped create the 40-hour crisis intervention training for law enforcement and was a trainer at the Criminal Justice Training Commission.
“This is what democracy looks like”: Read Manka Dhingra’s Election Night victory speech
Read the text of Senator-elect Manka Dhingra’s 2017 victory speech following the release of initial results for State Senate in Washington’s 45th Legislative District.