Jolene Unsoeld is the former U.S. Representative for the 3rd Congressional District in Southwest Washington state. She served in Congress from 1989 to 1995 and was a member of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee and the Education and Labor committee. Previously, Ms. Unsoeld served in the Washington State Legislature for four years, was an unpaid independent citizen lobbyist, and was Director of the English Language Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal for two years.