Career
Schlicher was appointed to fill the Senate seat on January 17, 2013 following Derek Kilmer"s election as the congressman for Washington"s 6th congressional district. Schlicher ran in a special election on November 5, 2013 to complete the remainder of his term as state senator Schlicher was born and raised in Bremerton, Washington.
His mother was a nurse and his father retired as a hospital administrator.
As an undergraduate, Schlicher studied political science and biology at Pacific Lutheran University. He then earned a law degree followed by a medical degree at the University of Washington.
Nathan specialized in health policy law in medical school, and distinguished himself in medical school working in rural, underserved areas of Alaska through the University of Washington"s WRITE program He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and practices at Saint Josephs" Medical Center in Tacoma.
Schlicher currently works in the Emergency Department at Saint Joseph Medical Center, caring for thousands of our neighbors every year.
He is also associate director for the TeamHealth National Patient Safety Organization, responsible for patient safety across this national organization. Nathan is credited with leading the State of Washington in Medicaid reforms that have saved taxpayers $34 million per year, reducing prescription drug abuse, helping patients find medical homes, and reducing Emergency use for non-emergency conditions.
