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Mary Wissink

A candidate for Spokane County Clerk, Spokane County in the 2014 Aug. 5 Washington Primary Election

Party: Democratic

Age: 67

Occupation: Paralegal

MARY WISSINK

Education: Earned associate’s degree in 1988 from Albuquerque Career Institute as an advanced paralegal

Work experience: Worked as an assistant in the Spokane County prosecutor’s office and the city of Spokane public defender’s office in the early 1990s. Worked as a paralegal and judicial assistant for retired Superior Court Judge Michael Donohue, from 1992 to 2003. Currently working in a law office with her attorney husband, Tom McGarry.

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