• Denny HeckNeighbor

  • University Place, WA

Denny Heck has a track record of getting things done for the people of Washington State. With his experience in the public, private and non-profit sector, Denny is uniquely qualified to be the first member of Congress from Washington’s 10<sup>th</sup> Congressional District.

For the past decade Denny has successfully grown several small businesses in Washington State including Intrepid Learning Solutions and Bruin Development. Denny was also an original investor in Real Networks, the digital entertainment company that pioneered streaming media on the Internet. Denny understands how to create jobs and run a business. Because he spent the last decade building businesses from the ground up, he knows what Congress should do to help local small business owners grow their business and our economy.

A strong advocate of open government, in 1993 Denny co-founded TVW to provide the people of Washington State greater accessibility to their state government. TVW has grown into the nation’s preeminent statewide public affairs network. While at TVW, Denny hosted the award-winning public affairs program <i>Inside Olympia </i>and also won an Emmy for a documentary he wrote and produced.

Denny served his community in the State House of Representatives for nearly a decade. He was chosen by his colleagues to serve as Majority Leader before retiring in 1986. While in the State House, Denny was one of the prime authors of the state’s historic Basic Education Act. After his time in the Legislature, Denny served as Chief of Staff to Governor Booth Gardner during his second term.

Denny is a native Washingtonian and graduated from The Evergreen State College in 1973. Denny has been married for 36 years to Paula Fruci Heck, an educator who began her career as a teacher and retired as principal at Jefferson Middle School in Olympia. Denny and Paula have lived in Olympia for more than 25 years and together they have two sons, Bob and Trey, and a Rhodesian Ridgeback named Kuda.

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