First ladies and gentlemen of Washington

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First Lady of Washington
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since January 15, 2025
Residence Washington Governor's Mansion
Term length Four years, no term limit
Inaugural holderSarah Brown Kellog
FormationNovember 11, 1889
(135 years ago) (1889-11-11)

First Lady or First Gentleman of Washington is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the governor of Washington. The holder of the title resides with the governor at the Washington Governor's Mansion in Olympia, Washington.

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The current first lady of Washington is Colleen Ferguson, wife of Governor Bob Ferguson, who has held the position since January 15, 2025. [1] To date, only one person has served as the first gentleman since statehood: Mike Gregoire from 2005 to 2013. [2]

First ladies and gentlemen of Washington since statehood

First Lady/GentlemanTerm beginsTerm ends Governor of Washington Notes
Lois MurphyJanuary 14, 1981January 16, 1985 John Spellman
Jean ForstromJanuary 16, 1985January 13, 1993 Booth Gardner
Mary CarlsonJanuary 13, 1993January 15, 1997 Mike Lowry
Mona LeeJanuary 15, 1997January 12, 2005 Gary Locke
Mike GregoireJanuary 12, 2005January 16, 2013 Christine Gregoire The first man to serve as First Gentleman. [2]
Trudi TindallJanuary 16, 2013January 15, 2025 Jay Inslee
Colleen Ferguson January 15, 2025Current Bob Ferguson


References

  1. ↑ "About First Lady Colleen Ferguson | Governor Bob Ferguson". governor.wa.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "'First gentleman' adjusts to firsts". Spokesman.com. January 24, 2005. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
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