State Senator Scott White found dead

[Tripper11]

Source: King5 News

A difficult evening for lawmakers in King County and across the state, as they learned tonight that State Senator Scott White was found dead in his hotel room.

The 41-year-old Seattle legislator was in Cle Elum for a Seattle Chamber of Commerce conference, and was on a panel Thursday. He was found in his Suncadia hotel room by housekeeping staff when he failed to check out Friday.

“It’s devastating,” said Rep. Judy Clibborn (D-Seattle), who was on the panel with White. “He was a wonderful person to work with, we worked on the 520 together, he represented Seattle so well and I am just floored at this information, we are going to miss him so much.”

White was vice chair of the Senate Transportation Committee and the Democrats’ majority whip. “I’m at a loss, it is so hard to absorb, he’s got two young children, terrific representative of the 46th district, a colleague of mine, a friend of mine, I’m in shock,” said Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-Seattle).


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[WillParkinson]

1. My sympathies to his family...

n/t

[cutlassmama]

2. rip

[Tsiyu]

3. Rest in Peace Senator White

A grave loss for the party in Washington

[lonestarnot]

4. Saddness.

[Iggo]

5. 41 with a wife and two youngsters.

That's a tragedy right there.

[dorksied]

6. Seems a little young to just drop dead from natural causes....

I wonder if his death was from drugs, a medical condition, or is this going to the the 'shot heard around the world', some crazy political extremist action?

Condolences to the family.

[aquart]

7. Aneurism?

Could have been walking around with a time bomb in his head.

[dorksied]

8. As I said, it could have been a medical condition, I'm merely speculating.

However, speculatively speaking, if the man WAS murdered, I wonder what that will mean for the country.

[nolabear]

9. Oh my god; he's my state senator. I didn't know! How tragic.

Poor family. Poor us. He did great work.

[willhe]

10. republicans did it....

watch and see

[CTyankee]

11. do you have information that makes you suspect this?

[Iggo]

12. dude.

:thumbsdown:

[tawadi]

13. He was only 41

Very sad.:-(

[Tippy]

14. My 29 year old son-in-law suddently passed away 2 months ago

Heart disease...We knew he was sick but he refused to go to a Dr, when we finaly got him to go he woud not take the med's and refused to take the test's the Dr. ordered....He was 29, granted he had 50 % blockage but if he had just listened he might still be with us......