Biography
A native of the Hawkeye State, Marty Brown graduated from the University of Iowa in 1974. Upon graduation, he was employed by the Iowa State Senate and Congressman Mike Blouin. He moved to Tacoma in 1976 to attend the University of Puget Sound Law School — now the Seattle University School of Law — from which he graduated in 1979.
Marty began employment with the Washington State Senate in 1978, first as a committee staff member for three years and then as Democratic Caucus attorney for ten years. He also served as Senate Democratic staff director for two years. In 1993, he was elected secretary of the Senate and served in this capacity until 1997.
In January 1997, Marty was named director of legislative affairs for incoming Governor Gary Locke. The Governor added the appointment of deputy chief of staff in December 1998. In November 1999, Governor Locke appointed Marty to serve as the director of the Office of Financial Management.
Governor Chris Gregoire appointed Marty as her director of legislative affairs when she first took office in January 2005. He is pleased to be given an encore opportunity with the state budget office starting in April 2010.
Marty and his wife Kate Lykins have two sons: Sam, a third-year student at the University of San Diego School of Law, and Max, a senior at Seattle Pacific University.