Roster of Early Jewish Washington Officeholders
Mayors
Mitchell Harris (1862-1928), two terms, Olympia, 1909-1911.
Simon Dreifus (1872-1954), four terms, Colfax 1931-1938.
State legislators
David Levin (1852-1919), two terms, representative, 1897-1899, 1905-1907.
Harry Rosenhaupt (1868-1938), two terms, representative, 1899-1902 and two terms, senator, 1907-1915.
Lewis Levy (1856-1921), representative, Seattle, 1903-1904.
Maxfield Neumann (1886-1951), representative, Spokane, 1913-1914.
Treasurer
Isaac Pincus (1833-1920), four terms, Steilacoom, 1871-1880.
Source
- Mark Rutzik, Breaking New Ground: The Untold Story of Early America’s Jewish Electoral Pioneers – 1788 to 1920, 2025.
Mark Rutzick is the curator of this Jewish Officeholders exhibit.
