isn't running for re-election

Lt. Gov. Brad Owen Announces Retirement
Lt. Gov. Brad Owen Announces Retirement
Lt. Gov. Brad Owen Announces Retirement
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Brad Owen has announced he isn't running for re-election, telling the Senate that his four decades in state service has been a "rare privilege and a great honor." Owen, whose role includes presiding over the chamber as president of the Senate, choked up several times Tuesday during a 20-minute speech in which he talked about his long career with the state