Kent is a city in King County,Washington,United States. It is part of the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue metropolitan area and had a population of 136,588 as of the 2020 census,making it the 4th most populous municipality in greater Seattle and the 6th most populous in Washington state. The city is connected to Seattle,Bellevue and Tacoma via State Route 167 and Interstate 5,Sounder commuter rail,and commuter buses.
Daniel Jackson Evans is an American politician from Washington. A member of the Republican Party,he served as governor of Washington from 1965 to 1977 and a member of the United States Senate from 1983 to 1989.
Maria Ellen Cantwell is an American politician and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party,she served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993,and in the United States House of Representatives from Washington's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1995.
Jay Robert Inslee is an American politician,lawyer,and economist who has served as the 23rd governor of Washington since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2012,and was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. He is the longest-serving current governor in the United States.
John Dennis Spellman was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of Washington U.S. state from 1981 to 1985 and as the first King County Executive from 1969 to 1981.
Chief Leschi was a chief of the Nisqually Indian Tribe of southern Puget Sound,Washington,primarily in the area of the Nisqually River.
Christine Gregoire is an American politician who served as the 22nd governor of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,she defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004,and again in 2008. She is the second female governor of Washington. Gregoire chaired the National Governors Association for the 2010–2011 term. She also served on the Governors' Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington,D.C.
Myron Bradford Kreidler is an American physician and politician serving his sixth term as the eighth Washington Insurance Commissioner. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served one term in the Congress,representing Washington's 9th congressional district.
Philip Gustav Johnson was a pioneer in the manufacturing of airplanes and in the creation and operation of commercial airlines in the United States and Canada. With backgrounds as an engineer and businessman,Johnson served as president of Boeing,United Airlines and Kenworth.
The history of Washington includes thousands of years of Native American history before Europeans arrived and began to establish territorial claims. The region was part of Oregon Territory from 1848 to 1853,after which it was separated from Oregon and established as Washington Territory following the efforts at the Monticello Convention. On November 11,1889,Washington became the 42nd state of the United States.
The 2000 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7,2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Slade Gorton was seeking reelection to a third consecutive term,and a fourth overall,but he was unseated for a second time by a very narrow margin by former Congresswoman Maria Cantwell. The race was the most expensive contest in the state's history at the time.
Washington's 4th congressional district encompasses a large area of central Washington,covering the counties of Douglas,Okanogan,Grant,Yakima,Benton,and Klickitat;and parts of Adams and Franklin counties. The district is dominated by the Yakima and Tri-Cities areas. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+11,it is the most Republican district in Washington.
Washington's 9th congressional district encompasses a long,somewhat narrow area in Western Washington,through the densely populated central Puget Sound region,from Auburn and Federal Way in the south to parts of Seattle and Bellevue in the north. Since 1997,the 9th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Adam Smith,a Democrat from Bellevue.
Naches Pass is a mountain pass in the Cascade Range in the state of Washington. It is located about 50 miles (80 km) east of Tacoma and about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Yakima,near the headwaters of tributary streams of the Naches River on the east and the Greenwater River on the west. The boundaries of Pierce,King,Kittitas,and Yakima counties come together at the pass. The pass lies on the boundary between the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests,about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Mount Rainier National Park. There are no roadways or railways crossing the pass.
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is a metropolitan planning organization that develops policies and makes decisions about transportation planning,economic development,and growth management throughout the four-county Seattle metropolitan area surrounding Puget Sound. It is a forum for cities,towns,counties,transit agencies,port districts,Native American tribes,and state agencies to address regional issues.
Michele Rushworth is an American artist noted for her oil-based portrait paintings. She has painted the official portraits of leading figures in government,law,education,medicine and the arts,including nine state gubernatorial portraits as well as private portraits for families. In 2010 she was commissioned to paint the official portrait of Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen and was awarded the commission to paint the official portrait of Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr. She has also been commissioned to paint the official portraits of United States Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and a portrait of the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Norton Schwartz which was unveiled at the Pentagon in early 2013.
James Morgan Dolliver was an American lawyer,politician and justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1976 to 1999,who also served as chief justice from 1985 to 1987.
Arthur Daniel O'Neal Jr. was an American businessman. He chaired both the Washington State Transportation Commission and the (U.S.) Interstate Commerce Commission. He was on the board of directors at The Greenbrier Companies (GBX) until 2016.
The 2022 Washington Secretary of State special election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Kim Wyman,a Republican,resigned from the office on November 19,2021,to become the senior election security lead for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security. Washington governor Jay Inslee,a Democrat,announced he would appoint state senator Steve Hobbs as her replacement,the first Democrat to hold the office in more than fifty years.
· The Legacy Project, Office of the Secretary of State: "History Makers Details on Ralph Munro"
· The Seattle Times, December 29, 2000: "Ralph Munro leaving a career carved in stone";
· Governor's news release, September 25, 2009: "Gov. Gregoire appoints Ralph Munro to WWU board of trustees";
· Puget Sound Business Journal, May 9, 2008: "Mud Bay archeological site has profound lessons for Ralph and Karen Munro"
· Puget Sound Energy, press release June 3, 2008: "PSE recognizes Karen and Ralph Munro with 2008 Pioneer Award"
Ralph is currently married to Nancy Bunn, now Nancy Munro. He has thirteen grand kids who he loves dearly.
