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Dennis "Denny" L. Heck (born July 29, 1952) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for Washington's 10th congressional district since 2013. Heck was previously the Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative for the 3rd district in 2010, but was defeated by Jaime Herrera Beutler (R). In 2012 Heck ran and won in the newly created 10th district, defeating Republican Dick Muri. Heck served as Chief of Staff to Washington Governor Booth Gardner from 1990 to 1993. Previously, he was Majority Leader of the Washington State House of Representatives and Chief Clerk of the House. He founded and served as CEO of TVW, the state equivalent of C-SPAN. From 1999 to 2012, he served on the board of directors of Intrepid Learning Solutions,〔(Intrepid Leaning Solutions )〕 which he co-founded with Christopher Hedrick. ==Early life, education, and business career== Heck was born in Vancouver, Washington in 1952, and raised in the Lake Shore area of Clark County where he graduated from Columbia River High School. He graduated from The Evergreen State College in Olympia in 1973. Heck was the co-founder and from 1999 to 2012 was board director of Intrepid Learning Solutions,〔(Intrepid Learning Solutions )〕 a company specializing in business oriented education and training programs. He helped found Digital Efficiency〔(Digital Efficiency )〕 which specializes in aiding businesses and medical facilities in transferring toward an all digital format. Heck helped found TVW,〔(TVW )〕 the public affairs network for the state. TVW provides coverage of the Washington State Legislature and sessions of the Washington Supreme Court. Heck is the author of ''Challenges and Opportunities: The Transformation of Washington's Schools'', published in 1987. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dennis Heck」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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