Elected Experience: State Senator, Thurston County, 6 terms; former State Representative, 2 terms; former Thurston County Commissioner, 2 terms; former Lacey Mayor and City Council Member (firstwoman).

Other Professional Experience: Washington State Association of Counties, President (first woman); The Evergreen State College, Adjunct Faculty, Master of Public Administration Program. Leader of state international friendship and trade delegations to Asia.

Education: University of Washington: BA and Master of Public Administration; Yale University Summer Language Institute; Roosevelt High School, Seattle.

Community Service: Boy Scouts of America, Tumwater Council, former Vice President and Treasurer; Washington-Hyogo (Japan) Sister State 50th Anniversary Celebration, Chair; Nisqually RiverBasin Task Force. 

Statement: Experience matters.

Karen Fraser is the only candidate with extensive state, city, and county government, and state level international relations experience. A six-term State Senator, she has been a major, progressive leader for budget, policy, parliamentary debate, and Senate administration. She was a Thurston County Commissioner, the first woman President of the Washington State Association of Counties, and the first woman Mayor of Lacey.

She would become the first woman Lt. Governor---achieving better representation of our population. She will not seek higher office, and will focus on doing this job well.  Presiding over the Senate is the top duty of the Lt. Governor. She would be a leader to promote civility, respect, and ethics. Her top priority: promote prosperity that benefits every person in the state. This includes: social and economic justice for all, family wage jobs, fully funding K-12 needs, reducing student debt, achieving clean air and water, addressing climate change, investing in infrastructure, assuring a safety net for the vulnerable, and assuring that government works for the people.

Endorsements: three former Senate Presidents Pro Tem, labor unions, Democratic groups, progressive organizations, WA Women's Political Caucus, over 40 current and former legislators and statewide officials.