Outdoors, Fishing, Horseback riding, and Hunting, gardening, and working on my yard. Indoor, I LOVE to read, working with stain glass, painting, and friends

Randi Becker is a third generation Washingtonian, who recently retired as a medical administrator after running a surgical center in Puyallup.

My husband and I live near Eatonville. We are taxpayers, property owners and gun owners. I’m looking forward to bringing new energy and new perspectives to the State Senate. People who work for a living need a voice in our state government.

I have worked in the medical community on the need to eliminate frivolous lawsuits and malpractice laws that only benefit trial lawyers.

My grandfather emigrated from Sweden. Settled in Chicago, started a successful bakery, but felt the pull to Puyallup, Washington. He believed in this country and the opportunities offered for one willing to work. He started the first bus line to Mt Rainier, had gold mine rights in Montana and owned various other lands. He always believed in the United States of America and passed his beliefs and values on to us.

I grew up in Enumclaw on a dairy farm. Belonged to 4-H, both cow and horse and the 4-H leadership program. Belonged to the Art Club, lettered in sports, presented with art scholarship from high school to WSU between junior and senior year, homecoming princess, served as Worthy Advisor in Rainbow.

I started working in the medical field as a receptionist and worked my way up to manager of a multi-million dollar surgical center. Along the way, I helped develop an Obesity Surgical Practice in the Auburn area. I also worked for Good Samaritan Hospital where I started several of the hospital owned clinics including the Urgent Care Center.

My responsibilities included: designing to occupancy our new medical office, work side by side with the doctors in the development, licensing, contracting, hiring and setup of the Ambulatory Surgery Center. I developed the budget for the company, developed systems to monitor the profitability, negotiated contracts with insurance carriers and worked hand in hand with the doctors to develop a very worthwhile company.

While working, my personal goal is always to help others to be successful, to share encouragement and tools to move forward.

I realized that I have the ability to facilitate mutually workable solutions. I learned “to listen” is the most important part of leadership, along with acting on issues in a timely manner.

My husband, Bob is an Air Force Veteran. We have been married and living in Pierce County for 34 years: Edgewood 7 years, Spanaway 20 years and Eatonville 7 years. We bought twenty acres outside of Eatonville, built our home and have continued to enjoy our horses, beef cattle and of course our dog and cat! Bob has worked in trucking and has been a Teamster member, local 174 and 313 for 38 years. We enjoy fishing, hunting and working in our yard together.

We have two grown daughters: Reena living in Puyallup, working in Lakewood as a certified coding specialist and Rhyan living and working as a college recruiter in Portland. We are excited that we have one grandson!

253-208-6500

Graham, WA, 98338