Political party Democratic Party Democratic Party | Children 2 | |
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Born January 20, 1947
Lancaster, California ( 1947-01-20 ) Spouse(s) Nancy McKibbin (m. 1972–2016) Died 23 March 2016, Astoria, Oregon, United States | ||
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John Simpson McKibbin (January 20, 1947 – March 23, 2016) was an American Democratic politician and businessman in the state of Washington.
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Career
McKibbin was born in Lancaster, California. McKibbin moved to Clark County, Washington in 1969, and began his career as a teacher at Columbia River High School. He was elected to the Washington House of Representatives from the 49th district in 1974, and in 1978 was elected a Clark County Commissioner with 71 percent of the vote.
McKibbin ran for the United States House of Representatives in 1988 from Washington's 3rd congressional district, coming in second place behind state representative Jolene Unsoeld. He received 26.6% of the vote. McKibbin retired from politics in 1990 and worked as a real estate investor and developer, being appointed president of Identity Clark County in April 2014.
McKibbin became the CEO of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce in 2003, and served in that position for three years.
Personal life
McKibbin was married to wife Nancy for 44 years, and had two daughters, Jennifer and Megan. They attended First Evangelical Church in Vancouver, Washington.
Death
McKibbin was an avid pilot. On March 23, 2016, at around 3:30 PM, he departed Pearson Field for the Oregon Coast in a North American T-6 Texan with Irene Mustain, widow of Air Force veteran Terry Glen Mustain who died in 2013. The two were to spread Mustain's ashes on the coast, however the plane he was piloting crashed in the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon at around 3:50 PM. The United States Coast Guard and Clatsop County Sheriff's Office promptly began searches, and McKibbin's body was recovered on March 25. The plane was recovered from the Columbia River on March 29, 2016.
A vigil was held at Pearson Air Field on March 26, 2016, and a memorial service was held on April 23, 2016 at Columbia Presbyterian Church.