In May 1981, the Washington State Legislature transferred the administration of adult correctional institutions from the Washington Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Adult Corrections (DSHS) to the newly created Washington State Department of Corrections.
The Washington State Legislature traces its ancestry to the creation of the Washington Territory in 1853, following successful arguments from settlers north of the Columbia River to the U.S. federal government to legally separate from the Oregon Territory.
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Paull Shin (Shin Hobom, Korean: 신호범; born September 27, 1935) is a member of the Washington State Senate, the first Korean American ever elected to the Washington State Legislature.
He was a member of the Washington State legislature, mayor of Klamath Falls, Oregon and three times was a candidate to represent Oregon in the United States Senate, losing to Charles L. McNary in 1936, Rufus Holman in 1938, and Guy Cordon in 1944.