Eileen Macoll
Party: Democrat
Personal: Married Joel Anderson. Lives in Pullman.
Education: West Seattle High School 1973; Washington State University year graduated 1982 degree in communications.
Professional: Sales associate for Summit Realty in Pullman since 2000. Research assistant for the UDSA working at WSU in Pullman and at an off-campus research station in the Palouse. Has also been self-employed as a horse trainer.
Political: Chairwoman of the Whitman County Democrats from February 2000 to July 2004.
Key issues: Funding for Washington State University, better health care for everybody, making college more affordable for middle class people.
Quote: "I want work to preserve our way of life here in the 9th District. That means keeping jobs in our small communities so people don't have to move away, keeping our agricultural research healthy so we can provide the best food our world can produce."
Key influence: Mother _ has always been strongest woman I have ever known, union leader, worked to pay for e's scho
Favorite book: "The Last Convertible" by Anton Myrer
First priority if elected: "Do more listening and less talking." And seeking funding for WSU and identifying funding sources state and otherwise for higher education.
Email: mac@pullman.com