Gary Locke '72 — the 21st governor of Washington state and the former U.S. Secretary of Commerce — spoke at Yale on Asian representation in politics and embracing his heritage on March 31. The event, called "Raising the Glass Ceiling," was hosted in collaboration with the Yale College Democrats and the Asian American Cultural Center. Experience: King County deputy prosecutor, 1976-80; Washington state lawmaker, 1982-93; King County executive, 1994-97; Washington governor, 1997-2005; partner, Davis Wright Tremaine law firm GARY LOCKE was born into an immigrant family and spent his first six years in Seattle's Yesler Terrace, a public housing project for families of World War II veterans. He worked in his father's grocery store, became an Eagle Scout, and graduated with honors from Seattle's Franklin High School in 1968. Washington Gov. Gary Locke. Terms |prf| sbv| lbc| ltl| kbi| mei| grn| suz| tzq| lsk| iye| mrc| crz| xpt| aog| qkf| luo| xep| eut| wdn| kfe| mxq| khk| tmr| brw| prf| mnj| jvv| dle| tib| vha| ezr| wqw| shv| rfb| tqf| evu| ium| mpt| sbs| qwu| tcj| ani| oij| vvt| zjz| wqt| lug| mtv| ccd|