Tiffany Smiley
Politician
Tiffany Smiley earned a B.S. in nursing from Whitworth College. Smiley's career experience includes working as a nurse. She co-founded and has served as the president of Hope Unseen.
In 2004, she was the first person in her family to graduate with a BS degree in nursing from Whitworth University. Shortly thereafter she married Scotty Smiley, her highschool sweetheart and a newly commissioned officer in the US Army. To the Smileys, it seemed that they had achieved their version of the American Dream. But in April 2005, Tiffany received a call that Scotty had been blinded by a suicide car bomber in Mosul, Iraq. At 23, she quit her nursing job and flew to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to be by her husband’s side.
Tiffany’s desire to serve America’s wounded heroes took her to Capitol Hill as a private citizen where she met with anyone who would listen to her. She built coalitions with members from both sides of the aisle and eventually achieved real reform in the VA, helping the catastrophically injured and their caregivers.
This past election cycle, drawing on her experiences as a veteran's advocate, Tiffany sought to serve once again - this time for the people of Washington state. Throughout her nineteen months on the campaign trail for the U.S. Senate, Tiffany was a tireless advocate for policies that sought to expand economic opportunity, support Washington’s men and women in law enforcement, and address the drug and homeless crises plaguing Washington communities.
