US Congressman. He served as a US Congressman from Washington's 1st Congressional District for six two-year terms from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1985 and as 14th Lieutenant Governor of Washington from January 11, 1989 to January 15, 1997. Born in Seattle, Washington to the parents of Frank, Sr and Jean Pritchard, he attended public school in the Queen Anne-area and along with his brother, Frank, Jr., they were members of the local YMCA. He also attended Camp Orkila on Orcas Island for many years as both a camper and counselor which was a significant influence on his life going forward. The close family relationship and deep roots in the community organized Pritchard's upbringing. He served in the United States Army during World War II from 1944 to 1946 with the rank of Sergeant: where he served in the Philippines and Bougainville as well as the occupation forces in Japan during the World War II conflict. Once being honorably discharged in 1946, Pritchard returned home and continued his college education, by attending Marietta College in Ohio. During this time, he married Joan Sutton and the couple would have four children. Returning to Seattle, he became involved in political activities locally and on the national level in his support for President Dwight Eisenhower in 1952. He was a founding member of the Evergreen Republican Club and Republican Discussion Club. Along with his father and brother, Pritchard was an Eisenhower delegate at the Washington Republican Convention of 1952. He later attended the Republican National Convention in 1956. Pritchard became the Republican district leader for the 44th district in 1954; worked on many political campaigns such as George Kinnear's bid for the US Senate in 1950, Bill Devin's campaign for Mayor of Seattle two years later, the successful attempt to replace State Senator Kimball with Ted Peterson, Congressman Tom Pelley's re-election campaign of 1954, Gordon Clinton's surprising victory as Mayor of Seattle in 1956 including Phil Evans's congressional campaign, also in 1956. Getting much more involved with public service, Pritchard was successful in elective office: elected to the Washington House of Representatives from District 36 in 1958 and was re-elected in 1960, 1962 and again in 1964. He was also elected to the Washington State Senate from District 36 in 1966, serving from 1967 to 1971, totaling 12 years in the Washington State Legislature: during his time in Olympia, Pritchard worked closely with fellow legislators such as Don Evans (who went onto become Governor of Washington State in 1964, 1968 and 1972, serving 12 years as Governor from 1965 to 1977; later US Senator from 1983 to 1989), future US Senator Slade Gorton, Charles Moriarty and countless others to building a new team of dynamic moderate Republicans. Each campaign season saw the success of the "new breed" until Evans was named Republican leader in 1960 and eventually elected Governor in 1964, after an arduous campaign, idly aided by the Pritchard brothers. Pritchard soon became one of Evans' most able and effective lieutenants. In 1970, Pritchard introduced a bill allowing abortions in the first four months of pregnancy; it was introduced to the voters as Referendum 20, which was passed statewide in November 1970. That same year, Pritchard ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Congress: although it was a narrow loss, which catapulted him as the early front-runner in 1972. In 1972, Pritchard was elected to the US House of Representatives from Washington's 1st Congressional District and was easily re-elected in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980 and again in 1982. Keeping a promise to serve only 12 years, Pritchard did not seek re-election in 1984. After 4 years in the private sector, Pritchard successfully ran for statewide office, being elected Washington's 14th Lieutenant Governor in 1988 and was re-elected in 1992, serving from January 11, 1989 to January 15, 1997: where his terms coincided with Democratic Governors Booth Gardner (1989-1993) and Mike Lowry (1993-1997). He served as President of the Washington State Senate, chaired the Senate Rules Committee, served on statewide boards and commissions. He was Executive Chairman of the Partnership for Learning, a statewide organization working for education reform. He also worked closely with Washington Literacy, a group dedicated to the promotion of adult literacy programs. On a personal note, Pritchard also tutored children at Buckley High School in Seattle. Pritchard had served on the National Association of Lieutenant Governors and Republican Lieutenant Governors Conference. He chose not to seek re-election to a third term in 1996, leaving office on January 15, 1997 succeeded by Democrat Brad Owen.