Brad Owen

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Brad Owen

15th Lieutenant Governor of Washington
Incumbent
Assumed office January 15, 1997
Governor	Gary Locke Christine Gregoire Jay Inslee
Preceded by	Joel Pritchard
Member of the Washington Senate from the 35th district
In office January 10, 1983 – January 15, 1997
Preceded by	Ruthe Ridder
Succeeded by	Lena Swanson
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 24th district
In office January 10, 1977 – January 10, 1983
Preceded by	Leona Savage Osterman
Succeeded by	Richard Fisch
Personal details
Born	(1950-05-23) May 23, 1950 Tacoma, Washington, United States
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Linda Owen
Children	Shanie Owen Dana Owen Sherri Owen Mark Owen Adam Owen Royce Owen
Residence	Shelton, Washington
Occupation	Politician, small business owner
Religion	Protestant
Website	http://www.ltgov.wa.gov

Bradley Owen (born May 23, 1950) is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Washington. In the United States, Owen is the longest currently serving Lieutenant Governor in the United States. In the event of the governor leaving office, Owen would assume the position of governor until a special election could be held.

Owen was a small business owner before entering politics. 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 1989, he formed a non-profit organization called Strategies for Youth, first as a way to fight substance abuse among Washington's young people and later with a greater emphasis on bullying and respecting diversity. The program concluded in 2011.^[1] 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, 2004, 2008 and 2012. His current term expires in January 2017.

On April 2, 2008, the King of Spain bestowed the Order of Isabella the Catholic, or Spanish knighthood, on Owen.^[2]

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Current lieutenant governors in the United States

and next-in-line of succession for states and territories without lieutenant governors

AL	Ivey (R)
AK	Treadwell (R)
AZ	Bennett (R)¹
AR	Darr (R)
CA	Newsom (D)
CO	Garcia (D)
CT	Wyman (D)
DE	Denn (D)
FL	Vacant
GA	Cagle (R)
HI	Tsutsui (D)
ID	Little (R)

IL	Simon (D)
IN	Ellspermann (R)
IA	Reynolds (R)
KS	Colyer (R)
KY	Abramson (D)
LA	Dardenne (R)
ME	Alfond (D)²
MD	Brown (D)
MA	Vacant
MI	Calley (R)
MN	Solon (D)
MS	Reeves (R)

MO	Kinder (R)
MT	Vacant
NE	Heidemann (R)
NV	Krolicki (R)
NH	Morse (R)²
NJ	Guadagno (R)
NM	Sanchez (R)
NY	Duffy (D)
NC	Forest (R)
ND	Wrigley (R)
OH	Taylor (R)
OK	Lamb (R)

OR	Brown (D)¹
PA	Cawley (R)
RI	Roberts (D)
SC	McConnell (R)
SD	Michels (R)
TN	Ramsey (R)²
TX	Dewhurst (R)
UT	Cox (R)
VT	Scott (R)
VA	Northam (D)
WA	Owen (D)
WV	Kessler (D)²

WI	Kleefisch (R)
WY	Maxfield (R)¹
DC	Mendelson (D)³
Territories:
AS	Mauga (I)
GU	Tenorio (R)
MP	Hofschneider (R)
PR	Bernier (D)¹
VI	Francis (D)

1. Secretary of State
2. Senate President
3. Council Chairman

v t e Lieutenant Governors of Washington

	Laughton Luce Daniels McBride Coon Hay Hart Coyle Johnson Gellatly Meyers Anderson Cherberg Pritchard Owen

Persondata
Name	Owen, Brad
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	May 23, 1950
Place of birth	Tacoma, Washington, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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