Locke names Courtney Gregoire his legislative director

Published 2:27 pm Tuesday, May 5, 2009

WASHINGTON — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has hired Courtney Gregoire as his director of legislative affairs.

Gregoire is the daughter of Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire, who succeeded Locke as governor.

Courtney Gregoire, a graduate of Harvard Law School, previously served as legislative director and chief counsel for Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

In other appointments today, Locke named Daraka Satcher as deputy assistant secretary for legislative and intergovernmental affairs, and William Ramos as director of intergovernmental affairs.