Brad Owen

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Brad Owen (born May 23, 1950) is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves as the lieutenant governor of Washington state. Due to the failed election of John S. Wilder of Tennessee, Owen is now the longest current serving Lieutenant Governor.

Owen was a small business owner before entering politics. In 1989, he formed a non-profit organization called Strategies for Youth to fight substance abuse among Washington's young people. He was elected as Shelton City Finance Commissioner and to the Washington House of Representatives in 1976, and served in those capacities until 1983, when he was elected to the Washington State Senate. In 1996, Owen moved from the legislature to the executive branch with his election as lieutenant governor. He was re-elected to that position in 2000 and 2004.

Current lieutenant governors of states of the United States v • d • e
AL: Jim Folsom, Jr. (D) AK: Sean Parnell (R) AR: Bill Halter (D) CA: John Garamendi (D) CO: Barbara O'Brien (D) CT: Michael Fedele (R) DE: John C. Carney, Jr. (D) FL: Jeff Kottkamp (R) GA: Casey Cagle (R) HI: James Aiona (R) ID: Jim Risch (R) IL: Pat Quinn (D)	IN: Becky Skillman (R) IA: Patty Judge (D) KS: Mark Parkinson (D) KY: Steve Pence (R) LA: Mitch Landrieu (D) MD: Anthony G. Brown (D) MA: Tim Murray (D) MI: John D. Cherry (D) MN: Carol Molnau (R) MS: Amy Tuck (R) MO: Peter Kinder (R) MT: John Bohlinger (R)	NE: Rick Sheehy (R) NV: Brian Krolicki (R) NM: Diane Denish (D) NY: David Paterson (D) NC: Beverly Perdue (D) ND: Jack Dalrymple (R) OH: Lee Fisher (D) OK: Jari Askins (D) PA: Catherine Baker Knoll (D) RI: Elizabeth H. Roberts (D)	SC: André Bauer (R) SD: Dennis Daugaard (R) TN: Ron Ramsey (R) TX: David Dewhurst (R) UT: Gary R. Herbert (R) VA: Bill Bolling (R) VT: Brian Dubie (R) WA: Brad Owen (D) WI: Barbara Lawton (D)