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| In office 1985 – 1993 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | Joel Pritchard |
| Preceded by | John Spellman |
| Succeeded by | Mike Lowry |
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| Born | August 21 1936 Tacoma, Washington |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jean Gardner (divorced) Cynthia Gardner |
Booth Gardner (born August 21, 1936) an heir to the Weyerhaeuser fortune, was the Governor of the U.S state of Washington between 1985 and 1993. He also served as the ambassador of the GATT. He is a Democrat. Before serving as governor, Gardner was Pierce County Executive. His service was notable for advancing standards-based education and environmental protection. After his retirement, Gardner, a sufferer of Parkinson's Disease, became an advocate of assisted suicide. He has promised to spearhead a campaign to pass an assisted dying law in Washington state, similar to Oregon's Death with Dignity law (see Oregon Ballot Measure 16 (1994)), and hopes to have an initiative appear on the 2008 statewide ballot in Washington. [1] Gardner has said, somewhat controversially, that he wants to support a Washington law with fewer constraints than the Oregon law. [2] Gardner has also come out in support of eliminating Washington's WASL test, a standardized test required to graduate high school. [3]
References
- ^ Ammons, David (February 7, 2006), "'Assisted death' drive pledged", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/258607_gardner07.html>
- ^ Bergner, Daniel (December 2, 2007), "Death in the Family", The New York Times, <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/magazine/02suicide-t.html?pagewanted=1>
- ^ Shaw, Linda (December 9, 2005), "Former governor now opposing WASL test for diploma", The Seattle Times, <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002673317_gardner09m.html>
External links
- Washington Governor Booth Gardner. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
| Preceded by John Spellman (R) |
Governors of Washington 1985 – 1993 |
Succeeded by Mike Lowry (D) |
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| Ferry • McGraw • Rogers • McBride • Mead • Cosgrove • Hay • Lister • Hart • Hartley • Martin • Langlie • Wallgren • Langlie • Rosellini • Evans • Ray • Spellman • Gardner • Lowry • Locke • Gregoire |  |
