Background
Locke, Gary Faye was born on January 21, 1950 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of James and Julie Locke.
Locke, Gary Faye was born on January 21, 1950 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of James and Julie Locke.
Bachelor in Political Science, Yale University, 1972. Juris Doctor, Boston University, 1975.
Deputy prosecuting attorney King County, Washington. Attorney Garvey, Schubert, Adams & Barer. Member District 37 Washington House of Representatives, Olympia, 1983—1994, chair appropriation committee, 1989—1994.
Legal advisory Seattle Human Rights Department. Chief executive King County, Washington, 1994—1997. Administrator King County Court House.
Governor State of Washington, Olympia, 1997—2005. Partner Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, 2005—2009. Secretary United States Department Commerce, Washington, since 2009.
Community relations manager United States West. Chair Democratic Governors Association, 2003. Board directors Safeco Corporation, Seattle, 2005—2009, Key Technology Inc., 2008—2009.
Member Seattle Arts Fund Stabilization Committee, National Trust for History Preservations, Asian Counseling & Referral Service, Northwest Women's Law Center.
Board member Digital Learning Commons, since 2003, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, since 2005, Seattle Art Museum, since 2006. Member Committee 100, since 2005. Member of Asian Americans for Political Action.
Married Mona Lee, October 15, 1994. Children: Emily Nicole, Dylan James, Madeline Lee.