Preceded by Charles O. Carroll Role Attorney Nationality American Political party Republican Party | Occupation Lawyer, Businessman Succeeded by Norm Maleng Name Chris Bayley | |
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Full Name Christopher T. Bayley Alma mater Harvard University
Harvard Law School Education Harvard Law School, Harvard University | ||
Christopher T. Bayley served as the King County Prosecuting Attorney from 1971 to 1979. He remains active in the political, business, and legal communities of Washington State.
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Early Life and Military Service
Bayley received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Harvard College (1960) and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School (1966). He also served three years as an active-duty officer in the United States Navy. After his active-duty service, Bayley joined the United States Navy Reserve and served until 1985, retiring as a Captain (O-6).
Legal and Political Career
Bayley began his legal career in 1966 as an associate at Lane Powell. He then served as a Deputy Attorney General and Chief of the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division under Washington State Attorney General Slade Gorton. In 1971, he was elected as the King County Prosecuting Attorney. In 1971, he led a grand jury investigation with Judge Stanley C. Soderland and attorney Evan Schwab into police payoffs. Bayley served two terms and was succeeded by Norm Maleng in 1979. He then became Partner in Charge of Public Finance at Perkins Coie.
Bayley continued to remain active in Republican politics in Washington State. In 1998, he ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate, losing to Linda Smith in the Republican primaries. See Business Career below for law firm political consulting.
Business career
Bayley has been involved in a number of business ventures. In 1982, he became Senior Vice President at Burlington Northern Resources. In 1985, he became President of Glacier Park Company (a real estate subsidiary of Burlington Northern Resources). In 1992, he left Burlington Northern Resources and became Chairman of New Pacific Partners. In 1998, Bayley formed the Resource Action Council (renamed to Stewardship Partners in 2002. Since 1999 Bayley has been Chair and Principal of Dylan Bay Consulting. Clients include law firms, companies and individual who need help with environmental or political strategy before the Washington legislature or local governments Recent projects include sale of 50,000 acres in the Teanaway Valley to the state for environmental protection and passage of the Washington Law on International Arbitration in the 2015 legislative session .
Bayley also served as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers, and the national boards of The Nature Conservancy, Scenic America and The National Organization for Olmsted Parks.