Diane Tebelius is an American

United States

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 attorney and former federal prosecutor, Tebelius was the chair of the Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)

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 of Washington from 2006 to 2007. In 2004, she ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for election to Washington's 8th congressional district

Washington's 8th congressional district

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, in a field of four finished second behind popular King County Sheriff Dave Reichert

Dave Reichert

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 who went on to win the general election and win re-election in 2006 and 2008.

Personal life and education

Tebelius was born in 1948 in North Dakota

North Dakota

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 where she was raised on a wheat farm. She received a Bachelor's degree in history from Walla Walla College

Walla Walla College

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. After teaching math in public schools, Tibelius earned a law degree from Whittier College School of Law and a Master's degree in taxation from Georgetown University

Georgetown University

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. In 1985, she married attorney Robert McCallum. They live in Bellevue, Washington

Bellevue, Washington

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Career

In 1981, Tebelius was hired as a special counsel to the United States Senate Committee on the Budget

United States Senate Committee on the Budget

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 to work on President Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

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's first budget and tax proposal. In 1986, she became an assistant United States Attorney

United States Attorney

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 in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

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. Tebelius retired as a prosecutor in 2006.