Bob Dunn (Washington politician)

Robert Bridgeman Dunn (May 18, 1917 - August 21, 2004) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the King County Council from 1969 to 1980. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 2nd district.
Early life and education
Dunn was born in Bowling Green, Ohio in 1917. He attended the University of Michigan where he earned his J.D. Dunn married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Hartman, in Ohio.<ref name=Bio/>
Early career
Dunn moves to Seattle with his wife Ruth in 1940 where he practiced law and operated a car dealership.<ref nameBio/> In 1967, he ran for an open at-large Seattle City Council seat but lost to Democrat Sam Smith by six percentage points.<ref nameDunn/>
King County Council
He was an inaugural member of the King County Council, first being elected in 1969, a year after the county became the first county in the state to adopt a home rule charter. Dunn has been described as very civil by his council colleagues and pushes for an ordinance to make the county council officially nonpartisan which failed by one vote among the council's nine members. Additional, Dunn worked to reform the county's patronage system, provide legal defense to poor criminal defendants, and preserve endangered farmland throughout his district and the county. He retired in 1980 after serving 10.5 years and was succeeded by fellow Republican Scott Blair.<ref nameBio/><ref nameMembers/>
Death
Dunn died in 2004 of a brief illness at a local hospital. He is survived by his four children, six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.<ref name=Bio/>

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