Profile Text
Birth Name: Jay Robert Inslee
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 9, 1951
Ethnicity: English, Welsh, German, Irish, distant Swiss-German
Jay Inslee is an American politician, author, attorney, and economist. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Governor of Washington, from January 16, 2013 to January 15, 2025. He was previously a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington, from January 3, 1993 to January 3, 1995, and again, from January 3, 1999 to March 20, 2012.
He was a candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 2020 .
Jay is the son of Alice Adele (Brown) and Frank E. Inslee. He is married to Trudi Tindall, with whom he has three children.
Jay’s paternal grandfather was Forrest Glen Inslee (the son of William Adelbert Inslee and Nellie Ann Grandy). Forrest was born in Michigan. William was the son of William Inslee and Paulina Harris. Nellie was the daughter of Stillman Johnson Grandy and Anne Elizabeth Green, who was Irish.
Jay’s paternal grandmother was Esther Gail Bewley (the daughter of Frank W. Bewley and Sadie M. Harvey). Esther was born in Washington. John was the son of John Marcena Brewley/Bewley and Margaret Elvina Dawson. Sadie was the daughter of George Washington Harvey and Sarah Rachel Wolfe.
Jay’s maternal grandfather was Medell Frean Brown (the son of Trean Frank Brown and Gertrude William). Medell was born in Missouri. Trean was the son of Mahala Stutzman. Gertrude was born in Missouri, to Welsh parents.
Jay’s maternal grandmother was Alice Gertrude Fuller (the daughter of Frank Fuller and Gertrude Albon). Alice was born in Canada. Frank was born in Ontario, to English parents, Benjamin Philip Fuller and Elizabeth Mary Cook. Jay’s great-grandmother Gertrude was born in Michigan, also to English parents, William Albon and Charlotte Emily Elizabeth Parr.
Sources: Genealogy of Jay Inslee – https://www.geni.com
Jay’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Jay’s maternal grandfather, Medell Frean Brown, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Jay’s maternal grandmother, Alice Gertrude Fuller, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org