Sid Morrison 1933 – 2026

Biography

Sidney Wallace Morrison was an American politician and orchardist who served Washington state for more than three decades. Born in Yakima on May 13, 1933, he ran the family fruit company before entering politics, serving in the Washington House of Representatives from 1966 to 1974 and the State Senate from 1974 to 1980. Elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1980, he served six terms, from January 1981 to January 1993, then became Washington’s Secretary of Transportation, a post he held from 1993 to 2001. Representative Dan Newhouse, who now holds his old seat, called him “a titan and an institution in Central Washington.” Morrison died on November 10, 2026, aged 93, surrounded by his family.