Editing Ron Sims (section)

==Early life==
Sims was born in [[Spokane, Washington]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sims banks bid for governor on overhaul of tax system |url=https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/sims-banks-bid-for-governor-on-overhaul-of-tax-system-3104ccdb |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=The Lewiston Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandford |first=Christopher |date=2011-08-01 |title=Ron Sims - Chronicles |url=https://chroniclesmagazine.org/correspondence/ron-sims/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=chroniclesmagazine.org |language=en-US}}</ref> to Reverend James C. Sims Sr. and Lydia T. Sims. He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School and attended [[Central Washington University]] in [[Ellensburg, Washington|Ellensburg]], where he earned a [[bachelor's degree|B.A.]] in [[psychology]]. Between graduation and his election to the King County Council he worked in the office of the Washington State Attorney General, for the [[Federal Trade Commission]], for the juvenile offenders program of the city of [[Seattle]], and as an aide in the state senate. He is an [[ordination|ordained]] [[Baptist]] [[Minister of religion|minister]].