Sherry Appleton

Sherry Appleton
Sherry Appleton, 2005 Portrait
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 23rd district
In office
January 10, 2005 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byPhil Rockefeller
Succeeded byTarra Simmons
Personal details
BornSherry Phyllis Tarpey
(1942-10-28)October 28, 1942
Providence, Rhode Island
DiedOctober 19, 2023(2023-10-19) (aged 80)
PartyDemocratic
SpouseRon Appleton
University of Miami

Sherry Phyllis Appleton (née Tarpey,[1] October 28, 1942 – October 19, 2023[2]) was an American politician who was a member of the Democratic Party. She was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 23rd district from 2005 to 2021.[3][4][5][6]

Career

She was on the Poulsbo City Council for two terms.[7]

She was first elected to the Washington House of Representatives for the 23rd district in 2004. The committees she was on are the House Local Government, Public Safety, State Government & Tribal Relations, Community Development, Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs.[7] She was the chair of the Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs House committees. She chaired the Council of State Governments' Public Safety Committee, and was a member of the Washington Council on Aging and Washington state's Commission on Judicial Conduct.[6]

Personal life

She married Ron Appleton (1930–2006) in 1981.[8][1] They had five children and she has lived in Poulsbo for at least 30 years.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marriage Licenses". Florida Today. February 19, 1981. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/southwest-ranches-fl/sherry-appleton-11518154
  3. ^ "Sherry Appleton". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "Sherry Appleton for State House District 23 of Washington". PollVault. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Pilling, Nathan (October 14, 2019). "Rep. Sherry Appleton, longtime member of Kitsap legislative delegation, to retire". Kitsap Sun. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Twietmeyer, Nick (October 16, 2019). "Rep. Appleton will retire at end of term in 2021". Kitsap Daily News. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Biography — Sherry Appleton". Washington House Democrats. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Ron Appleton". Kitsap Sun. August 9, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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