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2024 1st Legislative District Session Report
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Sen. Derek Stanford, who has been a member of the Senate since 2019, serves on the the Senate Business, Financial Services & Trade, Labor & Commerce, and Ways & Means committees.
Stanford served in the Washington House of Representatives from 2011-2019, where he was the chair of the House Commerce & Gaming Committee.
Outside the Senate, Stanford runs a small business specializing in analytics solutions and statistical consulting. Previously, he has served as director of analytics at companies specializing in fraud detection and customer insights. He has also worked as a research scientist at a software company, where he served as principal investigator on a research project for DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).
Stanford earned a PhD in Statistics at the University of Washington, following an MS in Mathematics at Claremont Graduate University and a BS in Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College.
Read Sen. Stanford’s full biography here.
Sen. Stanford in the News
GreenState: Cannabis waste could fuel the green building movement
From construction to sustainability, the benefits of hempcrete homes have been touted ...
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Shoreline Area News: Stanford bill to crack down on predatory loans signed into law
OLYMPIA – Unscrupulous lenders who are partnering with out-of-state banks to evade ...
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My Edmonds News: Washington lawmakers move to rein in unscrupulous rooftop solar companies
Spend much time online and you are bound to be served a ...
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Spokesman: Legislation to impose criminal charges on doctors who artificially inseminate patients with their own sperm moves one step closer to Washington law
Doctors who implant their own sperm in a patient seeking fertility treatment ...
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MyNorthwest: Child marriages soon to be illegal in state of Washington
The legal age to get married will be 18 after both chambers ...
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Shoreline Area News: Sen. Stanford re-elected as chair of Caseload Forecast Council
The members of the Washington State Caseload Forecast Council have re-elected Sen. ...
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Bellingham Herald: New WA law provides transparency for home buyers & renters
At a time when the housing market is on many people’s minds, ...
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Shoreline Area News: Senate passes Stanford bill to protect homeowners from losing equity
Borrowers entering home equity sharing agreements, in which homeowners sell part of ...
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Shoreline Area News: Stanford bill funding more paraeducators in schools passes Senate
Public schools across Washington would be able to have more paraeducators in ...
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KIRO 7: New bill would further curb noncompete clauses for workers across Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill that would further strengthen protections against noncompete ...
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