| Tim Leavitt | |
 Leavitt (right) discussing the Columbia River Crossing Project with Portland mayor Sam Adams, circa December 2009 |
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| Assumed office 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Royce Pollard |
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| Born | 1971 (age 38–39) Yakima, Washington |
| Alma mater | Washington State University |
Tim Leavitt (b. 1971) is the mayor of Vancouver, Washington.
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Leavitt was born in Yakima, Washington and has lived in Clark County since 1980. He graduated from Fort Vancouver High School, Clark College, and Washington State University. From 1998 throughout his political career, Leavitt has worked for civil and environmental engineering firm PBS Engineering and Environmental.[1] He has never been married and has no children, but has had a long term girlfriend, dentist Cristina Kennedy.[2]
In January of 2003 Leavitt was appointed to the Vancouver City Council to fill a vacancy and was elected to the seat in November of that year. His most notable accomplishment while on the Council was serving on the board of directors of C-TRAN, including acting as its chair for several years.
In January, 2010 he succeeded 14-year mayor Royce Pollard after winning the 2009 election by nine percentage points.[3] Most attribute the upset of Pollard's decade-plus dominance of the city's mayoral politics to an election divided over whether tolling will be used to pay for replacement of the Interstate Bridge,[2] with Leavitt opposing tolls for Vancouver residents.[4]
Leavitt was sworn in for his term of four years on January 4th, 2010.[5]
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