January 15, 1997

Gary Locke Becomes Governor of Washington

Gary Locke was inaugurated as governor of Washington, the first Chinese American governor in US history and the first Asian American governor of a mainland state.

Sources

nga.org nga.org/governor/gary-locke
ebsco.com ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/gary-locke

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