Karla Wilson | |
State: | Washington |
State House: | Washington |
District: | 39th |
Term Start: | January 14, 1985 |
Term End: | January 14, 1991 |
Predecessor: | James B. Mitchell |
Successor: | John Wynne |
Birth Date: | 16 November 1934 |
Birth Place: | Washington, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Education: | University of Washington (B.A., M.A.) |
Occupation: | Teacher |
Karla Wilson (November 16, 1934 – December 31, 2022) was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991.
A lifelong resident of Lake Stevens, Washington, she represented Washington legislative district 39A as a Democrat. She studied at Vassar College in New York and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English/Education and a Master of Arts in special education, both from the University of Washington. Wilson later taught at Lake Stevens High School and was a Running Start administrator at Everett Community College.
Wilson had three daughters and raised several foster children with her husband Bill Wilson. She died at the age of 88 at a nursing home in East Wenatchee, Washington, on December 31, 2022.[1]