Joel Pritchard Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

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Joel Pritchard was an American politician and businessman who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Washington's 2nd congressional district from 1965 to 1977. Born in Seattle, Washington, Pritchard attended the University of Washington, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. After the war, he worked in the family business, Pritchard Brothers, a Seattle-based construction company. In 1964, Pritchard was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he served until 1977. During his time in Congress, he was a member of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee. He was also a member of the House Republican Conference and the House Republican Policy Committee. In 1977, Pritchard retired from Congress and returned to the family business. He also served as a director of the Seattle-First National Bank and the Seattle-First National Corporation. Pritchard died on October 11, 1997, at the age of 72.

Popular AsJoel McFee Pritchard
OccupationN/A
Age72 years old
Zodiac SignTaurus
Born5 May, 1925
Birthday5 May
BirthplaceSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Date of death(1997-10-09)
Died PlaceOlympia, Washington, U.S.
NationalityWashington

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After the end of his second term as Lieutenant Governor, Pritchard went into retirement and became a board member of TVW, the state of Washington's public affairs network. He died on October 9, 1997, in Olympia, Washington, of lymphoma.

In 1988, he made a successful run for Lieutenant Governor of Washington, becoming president of the Washington Senate. He was reelected in 1992, serving from 1989 to 1997.

In 1972, Pelly retired and Pritchard ran for the U.S. House of Representatives again, this time successfully, defeating opponents John Hempleman and Craig Honts in a closely contested election. He was easily reelected in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1982, serving from 1973 to 1985. He chose not to run for reelection in 1984.

In 1970, Pritchard ran for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Washington's first district, challenging nine-term incumbent Thomas Pelly in the Republican primary. Pelly was renominated, but by a smaller margin than anyone expected.

In 1966, he was elected to the Washington State Senate, where he served a single term from 1967 to 1971. In 1970 Pritchard, a member of Washington Citizens for Abortion Reform (WCAR), introduced a bill allowing abortions in the first four months of pregnancy; it was approved and went to the voters as Referendum 20. The measure was approved statewide by voters in November 1970, making Washington the first state to in which abortion was legalized by a popular vote.

In 1965, while serving in the Washington State Senate, Pritchard, along with friends Bill Bell and Barney McCallum, invented the game of pickleball at his summer home on Bainbridge Island, Washington.

He was elected to the Washington House of Representatives representing Washington's thirty-sixth district in 1958, where he served from 1959 to 1967, being reelected in 1960, 1962 and 1964. In the state house, he worked closely with future U.S. Senators Daniel J. Evans and Slade Gorton.

Pritchard was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1956 that renominated Dwight D. Eisenhower for the presidency.

At the rank of Sergeant, he served in the United States Army from 1944 to 1946. After leaving the service, he attended Marietta College in Ohio from 1946 to 1947. He worked for the Griffin Envelope Company in Seattle from 1948 to 1971 where he became president of the company.

Joel McFee Pritchard (May 5, 1925 – October 9, 1997) was an American businessman and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Washington as a member of the Republican party. Pritchard also invented the game of pickleball, along with two friends, in 1965.

Pritchard was the second son of Frank and Jean (McFee) Pritchard. He was born on May 5, 1925 in Seattle, Washington where he attend public schools, and graduated from Queen Anne High School in June 1944.

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