Ken Eikenberry
Kenneth Otto Eikenberry was an American lawyer and Republican politician from the state of Washington who served as Washington Attorney General from 1981 to 1993. He was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor of Washington in [1992 Washington (state)|Washington gubernatorial election|1992].
Background
Kenneth Otto Eikenberry was born in Wenatchee, Washington, on June 29, 1932. He was educated at Wenatchee Valley College, Washington State University, and the University of Washington School of Law.Career
Eikenberry began his career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation before joining the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. He entered politics at the turn of the 1970s, and was a 3-term elected member of the Washington State House of Representatives, 36th District, from 1971 through 1977. He also served as the elected Chairman of the Washington State Republican Party 1977 to 1980, and again from 1993 through 1996.In 1980, Eikenberry succeeded Slade Gorton as attorney general, who went on to represent Washington in the United States Senate. Eikenberry ran for governor of Washington in 1992, and was defeated narrowly by Democrat Mike Lowry. Eikenberry served on the board of the Constitutional Law PAC.
He endorsed Clint Didier for the U.S. Senate in 2010.
Eikenberry appeared in TV commercials in Washington urging a "NO" vote on the 2013 Washington Initiative 522 on labeling of genetically-engineered foods.