King County Council took a few minutes of its meeting on Tuesday to honor former Washington State governor and senator Dan Evans.
October 17, 2023 at 4:20 pm PDTKIRO 7 News StaffKING COUNTY, Wash. — King County Council took a few minutes of its meeting on Tuesday to honor formerCounty councilmembers Pete von Reichbauer and Jeanne Kohl-Welles acted as emcees of the event.
King County executive Dow Constantine spoke about how Evans -- who served as governor from 1965-1977 -- was “the governor for most of my youth.” A proclamation read before the council highlighted Evans’ career – from being the youngest Washington state governor at age 39, to being the first to establish and fund a state-level ecology department.
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