Atwood, R. Frank (Roy Franklin), 1926-

Roy Franklin Atwood, Jr. served in the US army during World War II, and later attended Washington State University and the University of Washington Law School.

After graduating from law school in 1951, Atwood moved to Bellingham, Washington, where he established his own law firm. Atwood served for six years on the Bellingham City Council before his election to the Washington State Senate in 1962. As State Senator, Atwood worked on numerous Senate and Legislative committees, including the Legislative Budget Committee, Judiciary Committee, and the Council Commission on Higher Education. A leading figure among Republicans in the Washington State Legislature, he was appointed the Senate's Minority Whip in 1965, Minority Floor leader in 1967 and Republican Caucus Chair in 1970. In 1974, Atwood retired from full-time politics and returned to his law practice in Bellingham.

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