Rob McKenna

Rob McKenna
McKenna in 2007
17th Attorney General of Washington
In office
January 12, 2005 – January 16, 2013
GovernorChristine Gregoire
Preceded byChristine Gregoire
Succeeded byBob Ferguson
Member of the King County Council
from the 6th district
In office
January 1, 1996 – January 12, 2005
Preceded byBruce Laing
Succeeded byReagan Dunn
Personal details
Born
Robert Marion McKenna

(1962-10-01) October 1, 1962 (age 62)
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Marilyn McKenna
(m. 1986; div. 2016)
Amy McKenna
(m. 2020)
Children4
EducationUniversity of Washington (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

Robert Marion McKenna (born October 1, 1962)[1] is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 17th attorney general of Washington from 2005 to 2013 after serving on the Metropolitan King County Council from 1996 to 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he ran for Governor of Washington in 2012, losing to Democrat Jay Inslee.

McKenna is an Eagle Scout, was student body president at the University of Washington, and attended the University of Chicago Law School, where he was on the law review.[2] He currently is a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Seattle where he represents a wide range of technology and other companies in matters involving cyber security, data privacy, litigation, appellate litigation, regulatory proceedings, state attorney general investigations, and legislative issues.[3]

  1. ^ Texas Births, 1903–1997, Ancestry.com
  2. ^ "About Rob McKenna". Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
  3. ^ "Rob McKenna". Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.