ABOUT FRED
PERSONAL
Finn, age 62, is a Shelton/Olympia area businessman involved in commercial real estate including the renewal of downtown Shelton. He and his wife Bonnie have been married for 28 years. Finn has three children and one grandchild. A past Griffin School Board Member and founding Director of the Washington Business Bank, Finn currently is a member of the Mason County Hospital Foundation Board as well as numerous business and civic organizations in Thurston and Mason counties. He and Bonnie are members of The Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Olympia, Washington. They have lived in the 35th District for 18 years. Prior to that, they resided in Washington D.C. where Fred practiced telecommunications law.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Current
- Board Member Mason General Hospital Foundation
- Founding Board Member The Griffin School Foundation
- Board Member Griffin Neighborhood Association
- Member South Puget Sound Rotary Club
- Member Shelton Chamber of Commerce
- Member Mason County Economic Development Council
- Life Member, Navy League
- Member League of Conservation Voters
Former Positions
- School Board Member, Griffin School District
(3 terms)- President, Board of Directors Big Brothers/Big Sisters Thurston County
- Founding Board Member Boys and Girls Club of Thurston County
- Vice President and Board Member -
Economic Development Council Thurston County- Board Member - Foundation Board -
South Puget Sound Community College- Board Member Thurston Regional Planning Council
- Founding Board Member
South Sound Reading Foundation- Board Member Leadership Thurston County
BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- Small Business Owner/ Manager: AMS, Real Estate Inc. Olympia (Current)
(AMS and its affiliated companies are involved in the ownership, renovation and management of multifamily and commercial buildings in Thurston, Mason and Lewis Counties- Small Business Owner/ Manager: Lynch Paint Company, Olympia and Lacey, Washington
- Founding Board Member Washington Business Bank, Lacey
- Partner in the Law Firm of Brown, Finn and Nietert (Washington D.C.)
- Vice President, Microband Corporation of America Wireless Cable TV Company (New York)
- Associate General Counsel, The National Cable & Television Association
- Attorney, Federal Communications Commission
- B.A., Johns Hopkins University; J.D., Fordham University
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
- PCO (Current)
- Vice Chair 35th District (2005-2006)
- Ran twice successfully for The Griffin School Board
- Former candidate for Legislative Representative for 35th District (1998)
- Fundraiser for Lawyers for Gore 1988
OTHER
- U.S. Army Veteran, 1968-1971, Honorable Discharge
- Member Washington State Bar and Bar of the District of Columbia
Jim Chapin, 35th LD Chair with Fred and Bonnie Finn
CONTACT
Telephone: 360-866-2000
Email: Email: Fred
Committee
to Elect Fred Finn
P.O. Box 458
Belfair, WA 98528
Fred
and Bonnie were married
on May 12th 1979
Fred
Finn, US Army,
October 12, 1969