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Personal

•Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 10, 1950.

•Married: to Jane McFaul Hession; they have four children.

•Member: Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.

Professional

•Practice: Municipal securities and business law since 1980.

•Elected: City Council in 2001; council president in 2003.

•Elevated: To acting mayor of Spokane on Dec. 16, once ballots are certified in the vote to recall Jim West.

Education

•Graduate: Gonzaga Law School, 1979.

•Master’s in law: University of Florida, 1980.

Quotable

“I don’t think anybody is feeling like this is a victory. It was never intended to be personal for me. It’s not about the two of us … It’s about the situation we found ourselves in.”

–Hession on the recall

of Mayor Jim West