Governor's second in command is in spotlight during election dispute
By REBECCA COOK
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OLYMPIA -- Walking into the state Capitol last week, a group told the security guard they were there to visit Brad Owen.
"Oh, is he one of the senators?" the guard asked.
Owen tells the story with typical self-deprecating wit. Obscurity is an occupational hazard when you're the state's lieutenant governor.
But Owen's profile is rapidly rising as the legal challenge to the governor's election heads toward a trial.
If Republican Dino Rossi succeeds in his challenge of Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire -- a big "if" -- a court could nullify the 2004 election, creating a vacancy in the governor's office and making Owen the temporary governor until a new election is held.
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