district residence state_senate birth_place party profession birth_date term_start spouse article_title name alma_mater
30th des moines , washington washington seattle , washington democrat small business owner 31 july 1954 1999 mark tracey eide
 tracey eide harvard university
tracey eide

tracey eide -lrb- born july 31 , 1954 -rrb- is a democratic party member of the washington state senate .
she has represented the 30th washington legislative district in the washington state senate since 1999 .
eide has served as the majority floor leader for the senate since 2005 .
earlier in eide 's senate tenure she served as majority whip from 2001 to 2002 and minority whip from 2003 to 2004 .
currently , eide serves as vice-chair of the senate transportation committee .
previously , eide served as assistant majority whip in the washington state house of representatives from 1993 to 1994 .
eide is a graduate of the harvard john f. kennedy school of government program for senior executives in state and local government .
she is a small business owner .
