"Timothy M. Sheldon" is an American politician who has served 22 years in the Washington State Legislature as a Democratic Party (United States)/Democrat representing the sprawling 35th District, which includes all of Mason County, Washington/Mason County and parts of Thurston County, Washington/Thurston and Kitsap County, Washington/Kitsap Counties. Since 2004 he has also represented Mason County as a Mason County Commissioner for District 2. Sheldon was born in Mason County, and has lived there most of his life. He attended public schools until he entered the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1965, graduating in 1969 with a BS in Economics. He earned his MBA at the University of Washington.

Following a decade of work in economic development for Native American tribes, Sheldon began a new career as Executive Director of the non-profit Mason County Economic Development Council, a post he held for 18 years.

First elected to the Washington State House of Representatives in 1990, Sheldon served four terms there before being elected to the Washington State Senate/State Senate in 1997. Currently in his fourth 4-year Senate term, Sheldon has a seat on the Senate Transportation Committees.

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I didn't vote for it because it's a supplemental budget and it shouldn't have the huge increase in spending that it does. $500 million in new spending is unheard of in supplemental budget. It's unreal.

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I've been trying to get them to play with a little heart. We've been in this situation before and we've let down. They impressed me today.

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I think this could spur on Sierra Pacific to keep building mills.

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