Holly Ann O’Connell (D)

Fri., Sept. 11, 1998

Personal: Age 60. Born in Cortland, N.Y., moved to Washington in 1958. Former schoolteacher. Participant on Governor’s Conference on Small Business, 1998. Owner of Holly Ann’s health food store. Spokane Horizons volunteer. Mother of four children.

Education: Undergraduate work at State University of New York and Pennsylvania State, earned teacher’s Certification from Western Washington University, bachelor of arts in business administration, health and aging from Eastern Washington University, 1981.

Finances: Indicated she will raise and spend no more than $2,000.

Campaign management team: Gary Garver, machinist; Janice Mitzner, Realtor; Lucy Reiner, small-business owner; Jean Swartz, retired businesswoman; Jon Tuning, retired military.

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