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- Born: January 21, 1950
- Governor of Washington from 1997 to 2005
- First Chinese-American governorState of Washington: About Governor Gary Locke
- Lawyer at the Seattle-based law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, specialized in China, energy and governmental relationsInternational Herald Tribune: Obama chooses Gary Locke to run Commerce... (February 25, 2009)
- President Barack Obama's third choice for Commerce Secretary
- First two nominees withdrew their names
- Elected as Governor of Washington on November 5, 1996
- First Chinese-American commerce secretaryReuters: Senate approves Locke as U.S. commerce secretary (March 24, 2009)
- Re-elected as governor on November 7, 2000
- Graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in political science in 1972State of Washington: About Governor Gary Locke
- Graduated with a law degree from Boston University in 1975State of Washington: About Governor Gary Locke
- Served as a deputy prosecutor in King County, WashingtonState of Washington: About Governor Gary Locke
- Elected to the Washington State House of Representatives in 1982
- Served as chief executive of King County in 1993State of Washington: About Governor Gary Locke
- Married Mona Lee, a former TV reporterState of Washington: About Governor Gary Locke
- The couple have three childrenState of Washington: About Governor Gary Locke
- Locke made a rebuttal to President George W. Bush's State of the Union speech in 2003
- The rebuttal resulted in hateful and racist emails and threatsSeattle Post-Intelligencer: Threats to Locke's family are a factor in third-term decision (July 25, 2003)
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Gary Locke is the Secretary of Commerce under President Barack Obama. He previously served as the governor of Washington from 1997 to 2005. Obama's previous two nominees for the Commerce position, Bill Richardson and Judd Gregg, withdrew their names after being nominated.
On May 1, 2009, the President spoke at the official swearing in ceremony of the secretary of commerce and health and human services.WashingtonPost.com: Potus Events: Finalizing the Cabinet (May 1, 2009)
Commerce Secretary Nomination
The first nominee for Commerce Secretary, Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson, withdrew his name after he came under a federal investigation for his ties to a company that did business with his state. The second nominee, Judd Gregg, withdrew his name after disagreements with Obama's economic policies, particularly the 2009 Stimulus Package.Gary Locke was named the third nominee by President Obama on February 25, 2009, and sworn in on May 1, 2009.CNBC: Obama Taps Former Governor Locke As Commerce Chief (February 25, 2009) His nomination needs to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Controversies
Locke gave a deposition to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight about his relationships with donors to President Bill Clinton's 1996 campaign. The investigation was into illegal donations, but the committee found there was no evidence Locke knowingly accepted illegal campaign donations.International Herald Tribune: Obama chooses Gary Locke to run Commerce... (February 25, 2009)His political committee admitted in 1997 it had broken campaign finance laws in 1996 during two fundraisers and the committee was fined $2,500.International Herald Tribune: Obama chooses Gary Locke to run Commerce... (February 25, 2009)
He was investigated in 1998 for allegedly taking illegal campaign contributions from a Buddhist church, but was cleared of any wrongdoing.International Herald Tribune: Obama chooses Gary Locke to run Commerce... (February 25, 2009)
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Gary Locke Questions
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Does Gary Hines have a private MySpace page for Sounds of Blackness? 1 AnswerIt looks like the Sounds of Blackness do have a MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/soundsofblacknessmusic Gary Hines also has a Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gar... read more -
Who knows anything about Mel Whites partner Gary Nixon? 1 AnswerMel White began dating Gary Nixon in 1984 and became legally married to each other in June 2008. They met and fell in love fifteen years ago at All Saints Episc... read more -
What year did Gary leave radio? I do recall it was in the mid 90's on WOKY, Milwaukee, WI. Correct? 1 AnswerHi gone! Please be aware that Mr. Stupek will not receive the message/question you have posted here. Mahalo pages are meant to be a collection of information an... read more
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Taishan's cannon towers. http://bit.ly/6PZLa0 I wonder if Gary Locke's family owns one.
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Please don't slip and fall during the lighting ceremony tonight. Gary Locke is too busy running for mayor to chase ambulances. #storm09
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Commerce Secretary Gary Locke says administration welcomes any idea that can create new jobs whether it comes from the left or the right
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RT @washdems: White House job summit begins today at 1:30 EST/10:30 PST. Watch live on whitehouse.gov. Gary Locke will deliver closing r ...
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White House job summit begins today at 1:30 EST/10:30 PST. Watch live on whitehouse.gov. Gary Locke will deliver closing remarks with Pres.
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