Seattle — By Mary Jo Manzanares on February 25, 2009 at 8:39 am
Filed under: Announcements, Commerce Secretary, Gary Locke, News, People - Interesting Local People, politics, Washington DC
Filed under: Announcements, Commerce Secretary, Gary Locke, News, People - Interesting Local People, politics, Washington DC
Former Governor Gary Locke Nominated as Commerce Secretary
No longer just a rumor, it is now official —
Former Washington State Governor, Gary Locke, has been nominated to become Secretary of Commerce in the Obama administration.
Locke was governor from 1997-2005. Before that he served as King County Executive (1994-97) and was a Member of the State House of Representatives (1983-94).
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