Metropolitan Democratic Club of Seattle
Metropolitan Democratic Club of Seattle

Allan Munro

 

 

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Allan Munro

Joined 1967; served on board intermittently since then.

Civic and Political Activities
Member, Forward Thrust Committee, 1968-1970; Campaign Coordinator, 1970.
Member Choose an Effective City Council, 1967-1971.
Member, Metropolitan Study Commission, 1970 – 1973 (This commission recommended and successfully lobbied for the consolidation of Seattle Transit with the suburban transit systems to create a single bus/transit system for King County.)
Member, King County Council Urban Transportation Advisory Committee, 1971.
Member, King County Public Defender Advisory Committee, 1969-1970.
Campaign Coordinator, Wes Uhlman for mayor of Seattle, 1969, 1973.
Member, Seattle Civil Service Commission, 1970-1973; Chair, 1972-1973.
Member, Governor’s Select Committee on DSHS, 1977.
Chair, Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, State of Washington, 1977-1980.
Member, Chief of Police Selection Committee, City of Seattle, 1974.
Member, Steering Committee, Randy Revelle for King County Executive, 1981 and 1985.
Member, Advisory Committee to Randy Revelle, King County Executive, 1981-1985.
Member, King County Executive’s Task Force on Mental Health, 1982-1983.
Parlimentarian, 34thDistrict Democrats.

Volunteer Activities
Member, Board of Directors, Seattle Mental Health Institute, 1968-1975; Chair, 1970-1974.
Member, Board of Directors, Northwest Center, 1971-1977, 2004-present.
Member, YMCA Camping Services Board of Managers, 1972-present; Chair, 1992-1996.
Member, Governor’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, 1977-1980.

Occupation    
Attorney admitted to the Washington State Bar October 1, 1966.
Assistant Attorney General, State of Washington, 1967-1968.
Counsel, Washington State Senate, Judiciary Committee, 1967 and 1969 legislative sessions.
Counsel, Forest Taxation Interim Committee, Washington State Legislature, 1969-1970.
Partner of Graham, Cohen, Wampold, Wesley & Munro (and variations thereof), 1969-1995.
Sole practitioner, 1995-present.

Education
BA Economics 1959, Wesleyan University; JD 1965, University of Washington School of Law.