Slade Gorton, Washington state's senior senator, took office again in 1994 with a renewed promise to listen to Washingtonians. He works hard to keep that promise.  From our jobs and families to our security and way of life, Slade is a leader who fights for the people of Washington state.

With thousands of people in our timber communities struggling to survive after massive job losses, Slade pushed legislation to give them relief by allowing a modest amount of timber to be harvested.  This legislation offered them hope, and much-needed jobs.
When farmers in Washington state were threatened with unfair taxation by the IRS, Slade pushed legislation to protect them.

Slade works hard on behalf of Hanford. When its nuclear cleanup funds were in danger, he took action to restore much of its funding. Slade also secured money for important research and development projects at Hanford.

Slade Gorton works for Washington state because it's a place he has proudly called home for 47 years. Slade moved to Seattle from Chicago in 1953 and married Sally Clark of Selah in 1958. Slade and Sally have three children and seven grandchildren.

Slade served in the United States Army from 1946 to 1947. He was in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, where he reached the rank of Colonel, from 1956 to 1981.  In 1958, Slade began his political career as a Washington state representative; he went on to serve as State House Majority Leader. In 1968 Slade was elected Attorney General of Washington state where he argued 14 cases before the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Warren Burger said that Slade "makes the best arguments before the Supreme Court of any Attorney General in America." In June 1980, Slade received the Wyman Award as "Outstanding Attorney General in the United States."