User:Flemingdon/Jinyoung Englund

Jinyoung Lee Englund is a Republican politician campaigning for Washington's 45th legislative district in the November 7, 2017 special election.

Early life and education
Englund was born on a United States military base in South Korea. Englund graduated from the University of Washington in 2006 with a BA in the Comparative History of Ideas.

Professional career
Englund has been an advocate of cryptocurrency, having served as a former director of communications for The Bitcoin Foundation and vice president of strategy for the Digital Currency Council. She was a major advocate on behalf of bitcoin, having promoted it to the United States Department of Justice and members of the United States Congress. She was ranked #4 on the "Top 40 Women in Bitcoin" list by Coinfilter.

Englund later worked as a product manager to develop an app for the United States Marine Corps. She previously worked for Iris Ministries, a faith-based nonprofit organization in Mozambique, and undertook humanitarian work in Mexico and India.

Political career
Englund was a former aide to Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and has been described as her "protege". She campaigned for Dino Rossi during the 2010 United States Senate election in Washington. She was a member of the Republican National Committee Asian Pacific Americans advisory committee. During the 2012 United States Presidential Election, she was on the transition team for the Romney/Ryan campaign. She also worked for the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C.

Political positions
Englund demurred when asked to give her opinion on President Donald Trump. She has been critical of usage fees on Interstate 405, as well as state tax policy and education funding. Englund is pro-life.

Personal life
Englund moved to Woodinville, Washington in March 2017, shortly before announcing her candidacy. She has previously been registered to vote in Bellevue, WA, with a mailing address in Alexandria, VA, corresponding to a property owned by her husband. She is married to U.S. Marine Corps Captain Geoffrey S. Englund.