Eric Rohrbach

Who is Eric Rohrbach?

Eric J. Rohrbach is an American politician from Washington state. He was a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 33rd legislative district.

He was appointed to the Washington Senate in June 1977 to fill the seat of John E. "Jack" Cunningham, following Cunningham's election to the United States Congress and resignation from the Washington Senate.

He was appointed to the Washington House of Representatives on December 9, 1977 to serve the unexpired term of Eleanor Lee after she was elected to the Washington Senate in November 1977.

He was elected in the November 1978 General Election

He received 8077 votes, or 50.29% of the total, against 7985 received by Democrat candidate Lorraine Hine.

Rohrbach, who was then 27 and co-chair of the House Insurance Committee, resigned on February 18, 1980. Following Rohrbach's resignation, Russell A. Austin, Jr. was appointed on February 20, 1980 to serve the unexpired term.