Bradley Scott Owen (born May 23, 1950) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Washington from 1997 to 2017.
In 1989, he formed a non-profit organization called Strategies for Youth, first as a way to fight substance abuse among Washington's young people and later with a greater emphasis on bullying and respecting diversity.
[citation needed] In 1996, Owen moved from the legislature to the executive branch with his election as lieutenant governor.
Prior to that announcement, three current legislators from his own party had already begun campaigning for his office.
[3] On April 2, 2008, the King of Spain Juan Carlos I bestowed the Order of Isabella the Catholic, or Spanish knighthood, on Owen.