1947
March 24 — Born, Chris O’Grady, in Auburn, Wash.
1988
Appointed director of the Department of Ecology by Gov. Booth Gardner
1992
Elected state attorney general
1996
Re-elected to second term as attorney general
1997
Settlement reached in states’ lawsuit against major tobacco companies. Gregoire was one of five attorneys general to negotiate deal which became final in 1998
2000
Re-elected to third term as attorney general
2003
Announced candidacy for governor
Diagnosed with breast cancer, she had surgery and recovered
2004
Nov. 2 — General election
Dec. 30 — Gregoire certified as winner in third recount of ballots
2005
Jan. 11 — Republican-led effort to delay seating of governor fails
Jan. 12 — Delivers inaugural address
April — Negotiates passage of transportation package featuring 9.5 cents a gallon gas tax increase
June 6 — Chelan County judge denies election challenge; Rossi concedes
July — Department of Transportation made a cabinet agency
Oct. 31 — 1st press release issued identifying her as ‘Chris’ Gregoire, rather than Christine Gregoire
Nov. 8 — Voters reject Initiative 912, retain the gas tax increase
2006
Jan. 31 — Signs law banning discrimination against any person because of their sexual orientation.
2007
Nov. 20 – Four rusting Steel Electric class of state ferries pulled from service due to mounting safety concerns
December – Flooding closes I-5 in Chehalis
2008
Sept. 28 – Stock market tumbles by nearly 778 points, the largest single-day point loss in U.S. history
Nov. 4 – Wins re-election, defeats Dino Rossi
2009
Nov. 29 – Four Lakewood police officers slain in coffee shop
2011
Jan. 29, Corrections officer Jayme Biendl strangled to death in chapel of Washington State Reformatory
2012
Jan. 5 – Washington Supreme Court rules in McCleary v. State that the state is not amply funding the basic education of students in public schools
Feb. 13 – Signs law legalizing marriage for same-sex couples
2013
Jan. 15 – Scheduled to deliver final State of the State Address
Jan. 16 – Last day in office
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