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  • Remembering Mike Lowry

    Mike Lowry|May 10, 2017

    There was nothing pretentious about Mike Lowry. What you saw is what you got! Lowry was one of Washington’s most colorful governors. He served one term from 1993 to 1997. He died on May 1 at age 78. There was nothing subtle about Mike Lowry. He was not afraid to mix it up publicly nor put his political future on the line when he believed in a cause. For example, in 1993 Lowry pushed legislation dramatically reforming our state’s healthcare laws. He and his Democrat colleagues jammed a bill through the legislature requiring all employers to pro...