Quinn Foster

Quinn Foster
Quinn Foster
	Official Portrait, 2014
House Majority Leader
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 4, 2023
Preceded by	Jerry Fischer
House Minority Whip
	In office; January 4, 2019 – January 4, 2023
Preceded by	Thomas Markwayne
Succeeded by	Harper Tooney
Member of the House of Representatives for Tahoma's 14th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 30, 1998
Preceded by	Isaac Marshall
Succeeded by	Paul Reese
Member of the Tahoma State Assembly
	In office; November 15, 1994 – December 30, 1998
Preceded by	Paul Anderson
Succeeded by	Gerald Lovel
Member of the Seattle City Council
	In office; January 1, 1991 – November 15, 1994
Preceded by	Kyle Reece
Succeeded by	Harold Buffet
Personal details
Born	March 14, 1961 (age 63); Seattle, Tahoma, Olympia
Political party	Progressive–Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Jennifer Hashwig (m. 1980)
Children	2
Alma mater	Seattle University

Quinn Michael Foster (born March 14, 1961) is an Astorian politician and former educator who has served as the House Majority Leader since 2023. A member of the House of Representatives since 1998, Foster has previously served as House Minority Whip from 2019 to 2023, a member of the Tahoma State Assembly from 1994 to 1998, and a member of the Seattle City Council from 1991 to 1994. He is a member of the Progressive—Labor Party...

Early life and career