Difference between revisions of "Christine Gregoire"
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==Fundraising== | ==Fundraising== | ||
| − | During her 2008 re-election campaign the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that Gov. Gregoire was benefiting from more than $650,000 in political contributions from Washington tribes after she killed a gambling contract potentially worth $140 million.<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/local/366900_gregoire13.html Tribes Give Big to Gregoire, Avoid Sharing Casino Cash]</ref> | + | During her 2008 re-election campaign the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that Gov. Gregoire was benefiting from more than $650,000 in political contributions from Washington tribes after she killed a gambling contract potentially worth $140 million.<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/local/366900_gregoire13.html Tribes Give Big to Gregoire, Avoid Sharing Casino Cash]</ref> One expert cited in the Times report called the money a "payoff." |
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| + | On July 6, 2000 Mother Jones reported that then Attorney General Gregoire received major contributions from trial lawyers who benefited from her involvement in the landmark tobacco settlements.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2000/07/tobacco-money-flows-both-ways Tobacco Money Flows Both Ways]</ref> | ||
==College== | ==College== | ||
Revision as of 16:58, April 21, 2009
| Chris Gregoire | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Mike Gregoire |
| Religion | Catholic |
Fundraising
During her 2008 re-election campaign the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that Gov. Gregoire was benefiting from more than $650,000 in political contributions from Washington tribes after she killed a gambling contract potentially worth $140 million.[1] One expert cited in the Times report called the money a "payoff."
On July 6, 2000 Mother Jones reported that then Attorney General Gregoire received major contributions from trial lawyers who benefited from her involvement in the landmark tobacco settlements.[2]
College
On August 23, 2004 the Seattle Times reported that Gregoire had been a member of an all-white sorority at the University of Washington.[3]