Suzan Delbene should run for President!

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She's from my state and she's terrific. After a long business career, and being the WA State Director of Revenue for two years, she was elected to Congress in 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzan_DelBene

Early life and education[edit]
DelBene was born in Selma, Alabama. She was the fifth child in her family. She has lived in Washington for most of her life. At a young age her family moved to Newport Hills, now Newcastle, WA. They later moved to Mercer Island. In a autobiographical video, DelBene described her family's trouble "paying bills" and the hardship they faced after her father, a longtime airline pilot, lost his job.

After graduating from The Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut, DelBene went to Reed College in Portland, Oregon where she earned a bachelor's degree in biology. DelBene then continued her education at the University of Washington to earn a Master's degree in Business Administration.[6]

Business career[edit]
DelBene worked at Microsoft from 1989 to 1998 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 the Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browser software. In 1998 she left to help found drugstore.com and serve as a Vice President. In 2000, she went on to be the CEO of Nimble Technology,[7] leading it through its acquisition by Actuate in 2003. In 2004, she returned to Microsoft to be Corporate Vice President of the Mobile Communications Business, until 2007.[8] From 2008 to 2009, she was a management consultant and strategic advisor to Global Partnerships, a non-profit supporting microfinance and sustainable solutions in Latin America.[9][10] DelBene was named as the director for the Washington State Department of Revenue on November 30, 2010, to replace outgoing director Cindi Holmstrom.