What is Denny Heck?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Denny Heck |image = Denny Heck official.jpg |office = 17th [[Lieutenant Governor of Washington]] |governor = [[Jay Inslee]]<br>[[Bob Ferguson (politician)|Bob Ferguson]] |term_start = January 13, 2021 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Cyrus Habib]] |successor = |state1 = [[Washington (state)|Washington]] |district1 = {{ushr|WA|10|10th}} |term_start1 = January 3, 2013 |term_end1 = January 3, 2021 |predecessor1 = Constituency established |successor1 = [[Marilyn Strickland]] |state_house3 = Washington |district3 = [[Washington's 17th legislative district|17th]] |term_start3 = January 10, 1977 |term_end3 = January 11, 1985 |predecessor3 = Eugene Laughlin |successor3 = Kim Peery |birth_name = Dennis Lynn Heck |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|7|29}} |birth_place = [[Vancouver, Washington]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = {{marriage|Paula Fruci|1976}} |children = 2 |education = [[Evergreen State College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Portland State University]] |website = {{url|dennyheck.house.gov|House website}} }} '''Dennis Lynn Heck''' (born July 29, 1952) is an American politician who has been the 17th [[Lieutenant Governor of Washington]] since 2021. He was the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[Washington's 10th congressional district]] from 2013 until 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/denny-heck-marko-liias-washington-state-lieutenant-governor-election-results/ | title= Denny Heck defeats Marko Liias in Washington state lieutenant governor election results | publisher= [[Seattle Times]] | date= November 3, 2020 | access-date= November 4, 2020}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] On December 4, 2019, Heck announced that he would not seek reelection in [[2020 United States House of Represent