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William M. Polk

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William M. Polk
Polk in 1971
41st Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
January 12, 1981 – January 10, 1983
Preceded byJohn A. Bagnariol
Duane Berentson
Succeeded byWayne Ehlers
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 41st district
In office
January 11, 1971 – January 10, 1983
Preceded byGeorge W. Clarke
Succeeded byEmilio Cantu
Personal details
Born
William Merrill Polk

(1935-07-26) July 26, 1935 (age 89)
Cleburne, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
OccupationArchitect

William Merrill Polk (born July 26, 1935) is an American former politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives as a Republican. He is also a former Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives.[1][2]

In 1968, William Polk FAIA, started as a partner at a Seattle architectural firm which became Waldron Pomeroy Polk & Smith in 1975. Bill started his own practice as William Polk Associates in 1985 after spending 4 years as the Chief Operating Officer at the John Graham Company. He joined INNOVA Architects in 2011. He was the Principal in charge of the Seattle Office in Mercer Island.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger; Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (1997). American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313302121. Retrieved February 16, 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "History & Principals". innovaarchitects.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)