Ken Eikenberry
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox officeholder Kenneth Otto Eikenberry (June 29, 1932 – December 22, 2023)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> was an American lawyer and politician.
He was Washington's Attorney General from 1981 to 1993. A Republican, he succeeded Slade Gorton, 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.
Eikenberry 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 June, 1980, and again from 1993 through 1996.
He endorsed Clint Didier for the Senate in the 2010 midterm elections.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>"Former GOP Chair Endorses Didier for Senate" The Business Journal. Retrieved 2015-08-22.</ref>
Eikenberry appeared in TV commercials in Washington urging a "NO" vote on the Washington Initiative 522, 2012 on labeling of genetically-engineered foods.Template:Citation needed
Eikenberry died on December 22, 2023, at the age of 91.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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