Profile of Cyrus Habib
by Rory O'Sullivan
“No one ever wakes up in the morning and says, ‘There’s snow on the ground and no one’s shoveling it, where’s my lieutenant governor?’” acknowledges Cyrus Habib, who was elected as Washington’s 16th lieutenant governor in November.
If you are not a political junkie, you may not know the name of Washington’s lieutenant governor or that the office even exists. For many years the office has remained relatively unseen. Lt. Gov. Habib is working to change that. In just his first few weeks on the job, he is using the office to make a difference in people’s lives.
One day after President Trump issued an...