page_title: Denny Heck
section_title: U.S. House of Representatives
hierarchical_section_title: Denny Heck / U.S. House of Representatives
caption_attribution_description: English: Congressman Denny Heck in 2012
context_page_description: Dennis Lynn Heck is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Washington's 10th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, his district is based in the state capital Olympia and also includes much of eastern Tacoma.
  Heck was previously the Democratic nominee for the 3rd congressional district in 2010, but was defeated by Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler. In 2012, he ran and won in the newly created 10th congressional district, defeating Republican Dick Muri.
  Heck served as Chief of Staff to Washington Governor Booth Gardner from 1990 to 1993. Previously, he was Majority Leader of the Washington State House of Representatives and Chief Clerk of the House. He founded and served as CEO of TVW, the state equivalent of C-SPAN. From 1999 to 2012, he served on the board of directors of Intrepid Learning Solutions, which he co-founded with Christopher Hedrick.
  On December 4, 2019, Heck announced that he would not seek reelection in 2020. On April 3, 2020 he filed to run for Lieutenant Governor.
caption: Heck's freshman portrait (113th Congress)
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