Meet Trudi Inslee, presidential candidate Jay Inslee's wife of 46 years who is working with Pearl Jam to combat homelessness

Jay and Trudi Inslee were high school sweethearts who first met at Seattle's Ingraham High School in the 1960s.

They were married in 1972 when they were in their early twenties,and moved to the Yakima, Washington area, where Gov. Inslee then worked as a local prosecutor.

Source: Seattle Business Magazine

Trudi holds degrees in political science and sociology from Washington State University, and raised her and Gov. Inslee's three sons on a farm.

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Gov. Inslee was first inspired to go into politics over the issue of school funding, and Trudi supported his first run for Washington's state legislature in 1989.

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When Gov. Inslee was serving in the US House of Representatives, he was worried that his vote in favor in the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban would lose him his seat — but Trudi encouraged him to stick to his principles, telling him "so be it" if he lost.

Source: Seattle Business Magazine

Gov. Inslee referred to Trudi as “a serenity in the eye of the storm" in his 2007 book "Apollo Fire," and Inslee's staffers call her "the rock," according to a Seattle Business Magazine piece from 2012.

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Before becoming Washington's first lady, Trudi consulted for charities and non-profit organizations in Washington.

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As First Lady, Trudi has devoted her time and resources to volunteering and raising awareness for causes including violence against women, hunger, and homelessness in Washington state.

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Trudi is also partnering with the rock band Pearl Jam on a public-private partnership called the Anchor Community Initiative, which aims to significantly reduce youth homelessness in Washington.

Source: Seattle PI