Statewide Officials
| GOVERNOR Governor Chris Gregoire |
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As Washington's 22nd governor, Chris Gregoire has delivered real results to the people of Washington. Gov. Gregoire has expanded health insurance to an additional 84,000 children in our state, and we're currently on track to provide access to healthcare for all Washington's children by 2010. Gov. Gregoire has also become a national leader in the fight to combat global climate change under Governor Gregoire's leadership. visit the Governor's website |
| LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen |
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Brad Owen was elected as Washington State's 15th lieutenant governor in 1996 and re-elected in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Lieutenant Governor Owen serves the state as president of the Senate, and is the acting governor in the absence of the governor. Prior to his election as lieutenant governor, Owen served as Shelton finance commissioner from 1976-1979, as a member of the Washington State House of Representatives from 1976-1982, and in the Washington State Senate from 1983-1996. visit the Office of the Lieutenant Governor |
| STATE TREASURER Jim McIntire |
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Jim McIntire was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1998. At various time since then he as served as Chair of: the Finance Committee, the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, the Caseload Forecast Council, the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee, and the Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee. He has also served as Vice Chair of: the Finance Committee, the Capital Budget Committee, and the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee. He was a member of the Washington State Tax Structure Study Committee, commonly known as the "Gates Commission," and is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee. He was elected State Treasurer in 2008. visit the Office of the State Treasurer |
| COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS Peter Goldmark |
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Peter Goldmark has had a lifelong involvement with agriculture, science, education, and public service. He has served as Director of Agriculture for State of Washington, Chairman of the Governor's Council on Agriculture and the Environment, member of the Governor's Council for a Sustainable Washington, member of the Governor's Council on Biodiversity, and Founding board member and past Chairman of the Board of Farming and the Environment, a unique coalition of farmers, ranchers, and conservationists founded in 1999. Goldmark maintains a small scientific research facility at his ranch in Okanogan County and has published scientific articles in national and international journals. He currently maintains a wheat-breeding program at his facility and has recently released new varieties for Washington wheat farmers. He was elected Commissioner of Public Lands in 2008. visit the Department of Natural Resources website |
| SUPERINTENDANT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Randy Dorn |
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Randy Dorn is an experienced educator and dedicated public servant. Randy is committed to creating world-class schools for all of our children. A former elementary and middle school teacher and high school, Randy also knows how to get things done in Olympia. Randy served in the Washington State House of Representatives for seven years where he was a key sponsor of the Education Reform Bill, chair of the K-12 House Education Committee and a Member of the Appropriations Committee. Randy Dorn assumed his duties as executive director of Public School Employee's of Washington (PSE) in 1999. He was elected Superintendant of Public Instruction in 2008. visit the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction website |
| INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Mike Kreidler |
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From the boardroom of the North Thurston School District to the state capitol and halls of Congress, Mike has represented our state with efficiency and dedication, also managing a professional career in optometry. As Insurance Commissioner, Mike has cut excessive rate increases by insurance companies, saving auto and homeowner consumers over $200 million, successfully fought attempts by big out-of-state insurance companies to take away consumer legal protections, protected women by requiring that contraceptives be included in prescription drug coverage, and restored regulatory oversight over the individual health insurance market. visit the Office of the Insurance Commisssioner website |
| STATE AUDITOR Brian Sonntag |
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In 15 years as your State Auditor, Brian has transformed the office from a once obscure bureaucracy into a true champion for the state's taxpayers. He has sponsored legislation to strengthen public access laws and advance the rights and protections of state employee whistleblowers. He has transformed audit as an effective accountability tool to root out and prevent fraud, misuse and abuse of public resources. Sonntag's long efforts to bring performance audits to government led to a 2005 citizens initiative that gave his office the most independent, comprehensive audit authority in the country. Sonntag has used that authority to identify $3.2 billion in cost savings, unnecessary costs and other potential economic benefits. visit the State Auditor website |