Mike Lowry

Mike Lowry
20th Governor of Washington
In office January 13, 1993 – January 15, 1997
Lieutenant	Joel Pritchard
Preceded by	Booth Gardner
Succeeded by	Gary Locke
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 7th district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by	Jack Cunningham
Succeeded by	Jim McDermott
Member of the King County Council from the 6th district
In office January 1, 1976 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by	Tom Forsythe
Succeeded by	Pat Thorpe
Personal details
Born	Michael Edward Lowry (1939-03-08)March 8, 1939 St. John, Washington, U.S.
Died	May 1, 2017(2017-05-01) (aged 78)
Resting place	Bethel Cemetery Steptoe, Washington
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Carlson ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	1
Education	Washington State University (BA)

Michael Edward Lowry (March 8, 1939 – May 1, 2017) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 20th governor of Washington from 1993 to 1997. His political career ended abruptly following a sexual misconduct allegation made against him by his deputy press secretary, Susanne Albright.^[1] Lowry served as a United States Representative from Washington's 7th congressional district from 1979 to 1989.