Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed welcomes visitors to his office in Olympia (Photo Robert Hubner)
Original press to emboss the territorial and then state seal (Photo Robert Hubner)
The seal is still used today for official documents such as certificates of election (Photo Robert Hubner)
A bookcase from the original Washington territorial library (Photo Robert Hubner)
In other cases around the office, souvenirs from around the country (Photo Robert Hubner)
Gifts from other countries to the Secretary of State, diplomatic gratitudes from international trade functions which are also a part of his duties (Photo Robert Hubner)
Russian matroyshka dolls, representing Russian political figures (Photo Robert Hubner)
2009 “Public Official of the Year” listed in Governing magazine (Photo Robert Hubner)
Gonzaga Law Medal for conduct during 2004 Governor’s election (Photo Robert Hubner)
Reed’s 1963 bachelor’s degree from Washington State University (Photo Robert Hubner)
Reed’s master’s diploma from WSU, 1968 (Photo Robert Hubner)
John G. Tower Distinguished Alumnus Award for Kappa Sigma fraternity, 2003 (Photo Robert Hubner)
A few political cartoons showing Reed’s role in the 2004 election (Photo Robert Hubner)
A closeup of a political ad portraying Reed hanging a chad (Photo Robert Hubner)
The duties of the Secretary of State include overseeing both elections and the state archives. Here political buttons on display just outside Reed’s office span decades of political campaigns (Photo Robert Hubner)
Historical political campaign buttons (Photo Robert Hubner)
Reed’s own campaign button (Photo Robert Hubner)
Sam Reed was the 14th Secretary of State of Washington (Photo Robert Hubner)
