Gregoire speaks at a campaign rally in Langley, WA, during the state's 2008 election.

Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire (born March 24, 1947) is the governor of the state of Washington, and a member of the Democratic party. In 2004, Gregoire defeated Dino Rossi in one of the closest elections in gubernatorial history. Rossi led after two machine counts by 261 votes and 47 votes, respectively, before losing the third, manual count by 129 votes.

Gregoire is Washington's second female governor and won re-election in the 2008 gubernatorial election. Gregoire is the first female governor of Washington to win re-election.