Mike Lowry

Michael Edward Lowry
20th Governor of Washington
In office January 13, 1993 – January 15, 1997
Lieutenant	Joel Pritchard
Preceded by	Booth Gardner
Succeeded by	Gary Locke
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 7th district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by	John Cunningham
Succeeded by	Jim McDermott
Personal details
Born	March 8, 1939 (1939-03-08) (age 72) St. John, Washington
Political party	Democratic
Religion	Baptist

Michael Edward "Mike" Lowry (born March 8, 1939) served as the 20th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1993 to 1997. Lowry is a Democrat.

Lowry was born and raised in St. John, Washington, and graduated from Washington State University in 1962. He had a brief career working for the Washington State Senate and as a lobbyist for Group Health Cooperative before being elected to the King County Council in 1975. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Washington's Seventh Congressional District in 1978, where he served until 1989.

Lowry twice ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate. In a 1983 special election, he was defeated by Republican former Governor Dan Evans, then an appointed Senator and the incumbent, in a race to replace Democrat Henry "Scoop" Jackson, and in 1988 he lost to Slade Gorton, also a Republican, in a close race.

Lowry was elected governor in 1992 and served for a single term. His principal policy initiative was enactment of a statewide system of health insurance with premiums based on ability to pay. He chose not to run for re-election to a second term due to a sexual harassment scandal in which his deputy press secretary, Susanne Albright, accused him of making inappropriate remarks and fondling her.^[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for Commissioner of Public Lands in 2000. More recently, Lowry has been active in building affordable housing for Washington's migrant farm workers.

References

1. ^ "Governor Is Settling Harassment Charges". New York Times. 1995-07-15. http://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/15/us/governor-is-settling-harassment-charges.html. Retrieved 2009-09-29. 

External links

• Mike Lowry at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Congressional Papers at the University of Washington library

Political offices
Preceded by Booth Gardner	Governor of Washington 1993 – 1997	Succeeded by Gary Locke
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by John Cunningham	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 7th congressional district 1979 – 1989	Succeeded by Jim McDermott

Persondata
Name	Lowry, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1939-03-08
Place of birth	St. John, Washington
Date of death
Place of death