title: Darlene Fairley
text: # Darlene Fairley
  
  Darlene Cook Fairley (born 1943) was a member of the Washington State Senate from 1995 to 2011 representing the 32nd District. In the Senate, she chaired the Government Operations and Elections Committee.
  
  ## Education
  
  Fairly earned in B.S. in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1967.
  
  ## Career
  
  Fairley became a Lake Forest Park councilmember in January 1992 and was first elected to the State Senate in 1994. She succeeded Democrat Al Williams, who retired instead of moving when the 32nd district's boundaries were changed.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Fairley married Michael Gilbert Fairley in 1969. Fairley was disabled when her spine was crushed in a traffic accident involving a drunk driver in August 1977.
  
  