In 1998, Washington was elected a trustee for the North Shore Sanitary District. Washington defeated Jerry L. Johnson, a past Mayor of North Chicago, and Jay Ukena in the 2002 Democratic primary for the nomination for the Illinois House in the 60th district.[1][2] He was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2002 general election.[3] The 60th district, at the time, included all or parts of Waukegan and North Chicago.[4]
^Zahorik, Ralph (March 14, 2002). "60th House District - New 60th custom-designed for a Democrat". Lake County News-Sun. p. B4 – via NewsBankatChicago Public Library.
^Zahorik, Ralph (March 20, 2002). "Washington takes 60th District". Lake County News-Sun. p. A5 – via NewsBankatChicago Public Library.
^Miller, David R. (ed.). "Biographies of New House Members"(PDF). First Reading. 16 (3). Illinois Legislative Research Unit: 13. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^"House District 60"(PDF). Northern Illinois University Center of Governmental Studies. Archived from the original(PDF) on November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
