Mike Lowry was elected to the King County Council in 1975 and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978, where he served until 1989. After leaving Congress, he was elected the governor of Washington State in 1992, serving until 1996. In 1989, he and former Governor Daniel J. Evans, in a historic bipartisan effort, founded the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition and the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP). The WWRP has funded 922 parks, wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation projects over the last 17 years. Today, Governor Lowry remains active in affordable housing issues, and he continues to co-chair the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition along with former Governor Evans.

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