Christine Gregoire, Democrat

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Current office: Governor

Birth place: Auburn, WA
Home city: Olympia, WA

Education: JD, Gonzaga University, 1977 BA, Speech/Sociology, University of Washington, 1969 Teaching certificate, University of Washington, 1969.

Profession: Director, Washington Department of Ecology, 1988-1992 Senior Assistant Attorney General, 1981-1982 Assistant Attorney General, 1977-1981 Law Clerk, Attorney General Spokane, 1976 Washington Department of Social and Health Services, 1971.

Political: Governor, State of Washington, 2004-present Attorney General, State of Washington, 1992-2004.

Membership: President, National Association of Attorneys General, 1999-2000 Member, Legacy Foundation Board of Directors.

First elected: 11/02/2004
Last elected: 11/04/2008
Next election: 2012

Family: Husband: Michael; 2 Children: Michelle, Courtney.

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Gregoire's chief spokesman hired by NC gov

Seattle Times 8.12.09 3:46 PM | The chief spokesman for Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (GREG'-wahr) is leaving to work for another Democratic governor, North Carolina's Bev Perdue.
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Washington, DOE agree on Hanford cleanup deadlines

Seattle Times 8.11.09 6:31 PM | Washington state and federal officials announced a court-enforceable schedule Tuesday for cleaning up the nation's most contaminated nuclear site, ending more than two years of negotiations that...
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Washington, DOE agree on Hanford cleanup deadlines

Seattle Times 8.11.09 5:31 PM | RICHLAND -- Washington state and federal officials have agreed on new cleanup deadlines for the nation's most contaminated nuclear site.
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Energy secretary makes first visit to Hanford

Seattle Times 8.11.09 1:46 PM | Energy Secretary Steven Chu is making his first visit to the nation's most contaminated nuclear site.
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WA: Gregoire has traveled to D.C. seven times since inauguration

seattletimes.nwsource.com 8.11.09 8:23 AM | Gov. Chris Gregoire isn't shy about dropping names. Janet Napolitano, Kathleen Sebelius, Tom Vilsack, Gary Locke, Carol Browner, to name several. They're all members of President Obama's Cabinet or...
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Washington state revisits three-strikes law

Los Angeles Times 8.11.09 3:00 AM | Many states have begun applying the severe laws more sparingly. Washington is beginning to revisit three-strikes cases, giving some nonviolent offenders another chance. Stevan Dozier was 25...
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Lawsuits over Wash. budget holding up some cuts

Seattle Times 8.10.09 3:31 PM | Lawsuits have delayed millions of dollars in budget cuts needed to balance Washington state's budget, and court orders are blocking a handful of reductions worth more than $3 million a month.
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Lawsuits over Wash. budget holding up some cuts

Seattle Times 8.10.09 2:31 PM | Lawsuits are delaying millions of budget cuts that were needed to balance Washington state's budget earlier this year.
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Gregoire has traveled to D.C. seven times since inauguration

Seattle Times 8.10.09 12:57 AM | Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire has traveled to Washington, D.C., more times in the past seven months than during the entire four years of her first term, when Republican George W. Bush held the...
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Making nice: Seattle mayor's style a primary issue

Seattle Times 8.9.09 3:46 PM | In oh-so-polite Seattle, is Mayor Greg Nickels just not nice enough to win a third term?
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