Prentice is a member of various civic and political organizations including:^[18]

American Civil Liberties Union
Amnesty International
Democratic National Committee
First Vice President, Washington State Nurses Association, 1968-1972
Labor Officer, Washington State Nurses Association, 1974-1978
Sierra Club
Renton Historical Society
Audubon Society
Humane Society of United States

[edit]Personal

Prentice attended Phoenix College; Youngstown State University, St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in Phoenix and the University of Washington. A nurse for more than 20 years, she worked in various capacities, including hospital administrator and various assignments as a registered nurse. She also served as a member of the Renton school board.

She has three children and five grandchildren.

The takings (partial and total) of rural land are to a degree political/racial. The victims mostly white, conservative and Christian.....dad

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 2:44 AM, Scott S. Shock <ssshock@exponent.com> wrote:

Uh-oh…

2009 Senate Bill 5254 (Granting authority to a watershed management partnership to exercise powers )

"Introduced by Sen. Margarita Prentice, (D-Renton) (D) on January 19, 2009, authorizes a watershed management partnership to exercise powers of its forming governments, including the power of eminent domain. (See also Companion HB 1332)."