Education
Yale University.
Yale University.
Hunter was elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 2002, representing the 48th legislative district as a Democrat. Appropriations
Economic and Revenue Forecast Council
Hunter is a prolific blogger and uses his writing as a means of recapping complex legislative issues and transparently communicating with constituents. After graduating from Yale University with a Bachelor of Surgery in computer science, Hunter"s first job out of college as one of the original employees at Microsoft.
He spent 17 years with the company and rose to be a general manager.
Hunter is active in local charities. Hunter serves on the steering committee for Bellevue Quality Schools and has a long history of working with children in Cub Scouts.
He currently serves as the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, where he oversees the drafting of the state"s bi-annual operating budget, and is a member of the Washington State Economic Revenue Forecast Council. He has also served as a trustee of the Bellevue Schools Foundation from 2001 to 2010 and as a board member of Hopelink, the Eastside’s largest nonprofit human services agency, from 2004 to 2010.