President Obama has chosen the former two-term Democratic Governor of Washington, Gary Locke, as his latest nominee for Secretary of Commerce.
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Locke is a Chinese-American, and would put a third Asian-American in Obama's Cabinet. Locke was Governor of Washington from 1997 to 2005, and gave the Democratic rebuttal to former President George W. Bush's 2003 State of the Union.
His bio:
Born into an immigrant family on Jan. 21, 1950, Locke spent his first six years in Seattle’s Yesler Terrace, a public housing project for families of World War II veterans. He worked in his father’s grocery store, became an Eagle Scout and graduated with honors from Seattle’s Franklin High School in 1968. Through a combination of part-time jobs, financial aid and scholarships, Locke attended Yale University, earning a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1972.
After receiving his law degree from Boston University in 1975, he worked for several years as a deputy prosecutor in King County, prosecuting felony crimes. In 1982, Locke was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives, where he served on the House Judiciary and Appropriations committees, with his final five years spent as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
Prior to being elected governor, Locke served as chief executive of King County in 1993 and took on the issues and challenges facing Washington’s largest city.
Not too much to report other than that he's the pick. This diary was posted first but the title probably wasn't clear and it's sliding down the list.