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'{{Infobox officeholder |name = Mia Gregerson |image = |order = [[Washington House of Representatives|Washington State Representative]] from [[Washington's 33rd legislative district]], Position 2 |term_start = {{Start date|2013|12|16}} |predecessor = [[Dave Upthegrove]] |office1 = [[SeaTac, Washington|SeaTac]] [[City council|City Council]], Position 7 |term_start1 = January 1, 2008 |term_end1 = December 31, 2015 |predecessor1 = Don DeHan |successor1 = Erin Sitterley |birth_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|19}} |birth_place = [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]] |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Scott Dahle |residence = [[SeaTac, Washington]] |alma_mater = [[University of Washington]] <small>(B.A.)</small> <br /> [[Highline Community College]] <small>(A.A.)</small> <br /> [[Foster High School (Tukwila, Washington)|Foster High School]] |profession = [[Dentistry|Dental]] [[Surgeon's assistant|Surgical assistant]] and [[Business manager]] |website = [http://housedemocrats.wa.gov/roster/rep-mia-gregerson/ Official] }} '''Mia Su-Ling Gregerson-Dahle''' (born December 19, 1972) is a [[United States]] politician of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. She is a member of the [[Washington House of Representatives]], representing the [[Washington's 33rd legislative district|33rd Legislative District]]. ==Political career== In 2007, she was first elected, without opposition, to the [[SeaTac, Washington|SeaTac]] [[City council|City Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/king-county-election-filings/ |title=King County election filings|work=Seattle Times|date=June 9, 2007}}</ref> In 2011, Gregerson held onto her seat on the council by a against [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Erin Sitterley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/elections/results/2011/201111.ashx?la=en |title=2011 General Election Results|publisher=King County Elections|date=November 8, 2011}}</ref> Gregerson was appointed to the state legislature on December 16, 2013 by the [[King County Council]], after a close appointment process where she was narrowly chosen as the second choice of the [[Washington's 33rd legislative district|33rd Legislative District]] Democratic [[Precinct captain|Precinct Committee Officers]] .<ref>[http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2013/12/16/no-rubber-stamp-county-council-appoints-mia-gregerson-to-legislature/ "No “rubber stamp,” County Council appoints Mia Gregerson to Legislature"]. ''[[Seattle Times]]'', December 16, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nwasianweekly.com/2013/12/odds-gregerson-appointed-state-legislature/ |title=Against the odds, Gregerson appointed to state legislature|publisher=northwest asian weekly|date=December 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westsideseattle.com/highline-times/2013/12/23/seatacs-mia-gregerson-appointed-replace-upthegrove-king-county-council |title=SeaTac's Mia Gregerson Appointed to Replace Upthegrove by King County Council|publisher=Westside Seattle|date=December 23, 2013}}</ref> Gregerson filled the vacancy left after [[Dave Upthegrove]] resigned from his seat in the legislature on December 16, 2013, following his election to the King County Council. In 2020, the Washington State Wire mentioned Rep. Gregerson (D-Seatac) in their roundup of the legislative session to that point saying, "Rep. Mia Gregerson is already having a good session. She won early praise for moving her bill off the House floor that would have created a first-in-the-nation Office of Equity. Her committee has a busy nine meetings set before the cutoff, and she’s prime sponsor on eleven bills this year, including some of the most talked about legislation this year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://washingtonstatewire.com/morning-wire-health-policy-update-coronavirus-sen-manka-dhingra/|title=Rep. Mia Gregerson is a workhorse |publisher=Washington State Wire|date=January 29, 2020}}</ref> ==Controversies== In her 2015 re-election campaign for SeaTac City Council, Gregerson claimed credit for a city park cleanup project which she had voted against.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seatacblog.com/2015/10/29/letter-councilmember-outraged-about-mia-gregerson-campaign-mailer|title=Councilmember ‘outraged’ over Mia Gregerson campaign mailer|work=SeaTac Blog|date=October 29, 2015}}</ref> Council member Pam Fernald was responsible for getting the North SeaTac Park cleaned up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/05/03/council-member-offers-to-give-up-salary-to-clean-up-park/26850043 |title=SeaTac council member fed up with filthy park|work=KING 5 News|date=May 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/council-member-offers-salary-clean-trashed-park/nk8JD |title=SeaTac councilwoman offers salary to clean trashed park|work=KIRO News|date=May 4, 2015}}</ref> In July 2016 a local family was awarded $18 million after proving city officials sabotaged their development plans during Gregerson's term on the city council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seatac-ordered-to-pay-18-million-to-couple-it-cheated-in-secret-land-grab/|title=SeaTac ordered to pay $18 million to couple it cheated in secret land grab|work=The Seattle Times|date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> The city council did not accept any responsibility for the leadership failure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/mia-su-ling-gregerson-for-33rd-legislative-district-house-position-2 |title=Despite serious concerns, Mia Su-Ling Gregerson wins the endorsement in the 33rd Legislative District for House Position No. 2|work=The Seattle Times|date=August 15, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Washington House of Representatives}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregerson, Mia}} [[Category:Members of the Washington House of Representatives]] [[Category:Washington (state) Democrats]] [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American women of Taiwanese descent in politics]] [[Category:University of Washington alumni]] [[Category:Women state legislators in Washington (state)]] [[Category:21st-century American women politicians]] [[Category:21st-century American politicians]] [[Category:People from SeaTac, Washington]]'