DelBene, Suzan, 1962-

Suzan Kay DelBene (née Oliver; born February 17, 1962) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served as the U.S. Representative from Washington's 1st congressional district since 2012.

Born in Selma, Alabama, she grew up in Bellevue and Mercer Island, Washington before her family moved all over the country in search of work. After graduating from The Choate School, a prep school in Wallingford, Connecticut, DelBene went to Reed College, where she earned a bachelor's degree in biology. She then continued her education at the University of Washington, earning a Master's degree in business administration. From 1989 to 1998 DelBene worked at Microsoft, where she was director of marketing and business development for the Interactive Media Group, marketing and sales training for Microsoft's Internet properties, and other business development and product management roles with Windows 95 and early versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser. In 1998 she left to help found drugstore.com and serve as a vice president. In 2000, she became CEO of Nimble Technology, leading it through its acquisition by Actuate in 2003. In 2004, she returned to Microsoft as corporate vice president of the Mobile Communications Business until 2007. From 2008 to 2009, she was a management consultant and strategic advisor to Global Partnerships, a nonprofit supporting microfinance and sustainable solutions in Latin America. After narrowly losing her 2010 bid for the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 8th congressional district, DelBene was named as the director for the Washington State Department of Revenue on November 30, 2010.

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