Education
University of Washington.
University of Washington.
His district included much of North Seattle, including the neighborhoods of Northgate, Greenwood, Bitter Lake, Broadview, Haller Lake, Pinehurst, Olympic Hills, Maple Leaf, Lake City, Wedgwood, View Ridge, Laurelhurst, and Windermere. On October 21, 2011, Senator White was found dead in a hotel room at Suncadia Resort. The coroner"s report indicated that the cause was a cardiac problem linked to a previously undiagnosed enlarged heart.
During the 2011–2012 term, White"s assignments in the Senate would have included serving in leadership as Majority Whip, as Vice Chair of the Transportation Committee, and serving on the Higher Education and Rules Committees.
White served in a variety of professional and community leadership positions before being elected to the legislature. White has taught graduate-level courses in public policy at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington.
In 2004 he was selected as a Marshall Fellow by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. White has served on the board of Humanities Washington, the Public Policy Committee of the United Way of King County, and is an award winning grassroots organizer with the Democratic Party.