Dave Reichert
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David George Reichert is the U.S. Representative
for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party
. He previously served as Sheriff of King County, Washington
.
, Minnesota
, the oldest of seven children and grandson of the town marshal. His family moved to Washington State in 1951 living first in Renton, Washington
, and later moving to Kent
, where he attended Kent Meridian High School. He graduated in 1968 and went on to Concordia Lutheran College
in Portland, Oregon
on a small football scholarship, where he earned an A.A. in Social Work in 1970.
In 1971, he joined the Air Force Reserves's 939th Military Airlift Group. He saw six months of active duty at Lackland AFB, Texas, Chanute AFB, Ill., and McChord AFB, Wash., from 1971 to 1976.
Commander, Commander-Hostage Negotiation, Commander-Bomb Disposal Unit, Commander-Traffic Unit, and an Acting Commander-Internal Investigations. Reichert was a leading member of the Green River Task Force
, which was formed to track down the so-called "Green River Killer." DNA
evidence eventually identified Gary Leon Ridgway as the Green River Killer in 2001. Ridgway was sentenced to life in prison without parole
for the Green River murders.
by King County Executive Ron Sims
. In 2001, he ran unopposed for a second four year term. A widely rebroadcast event during the Seattle World Trade Organization conference and protests
showed Reichert chasing looters down 3rd Avenue in Seattle.
Reichert is an executive board member of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.
In 2009, Reichert became an Honorary Board Member of the Seattle-based non-profit The Borgen Project, an organization that advocates global poverty legislation.
Reichert was one of the more notable members of the Green River killer task force.
Reichert has been described as a moderate
Republican and is the only centrist
member of the Washington State Delegation, named by the National Journal
three years in a row.
, Subcommittee on Intelligence Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Subcommittee Management Integration and Oversight, House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy, Subcommittee on Research, Subcommittee on Environment Technology and Standards, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines. In September 2005, he was appointed chairman for the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology, a subcommittee within the Homeland Security Committee.
Reichert voted against the stimulus and healthcare reform bills. He also was one of eight Republicans to vote for carbon emissions caps. Reichert was one of fifteen Republican House members to vote in favor of repealing the United States military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell
" ban on openly gay service members. Reichert is a member of the centrist Republican Main Street Partnership
.
. Both the Budget Control Act of 2011 and Cut, Cap, and Balance Act required Congress to pass a balanced budget amendment to facilitate raising the United State's debt ceiling. This position was supported primarily by Republicans and opposed by Democrats. In the final vote to lift the debt ceiling until 2013, Reichert voted with the Republican majority to increase the debt limit.
Reichert has signed the Americans for Tax Reform
Taxpayer Protection Pledge advocated by Grover Norquist
which commits the signer to vote against any bill that raises taxes or eliminates loopholes in the tax law.
debate, he walked out due to other Republican primary candidates not adhering to the Republican 11th commandment
.
Reichert defeated his Democratic opponent, well known KIRO
talk show
host Dave Ross
in the 2004 Congressional elections, 51 percent to 46 percent. He replaced retiring Republican representative Jennifer Dunn
. At the same time, Democrat John Kerry
won, 51 percent to 48 percent, against President George W. Bush
in the . That made Reichert one of just 17 House Republicans elected in a district that went Democratic for president.
ARMPAC, one of former House Majority Leader
Tom DeLay
's political action committee
s, donated $20,000 to Reichert's election campaign. Since DeLay's 2005 indictment on charges of conspiracy
to launder money
, some Democrats urged Reichert to return or donate the money but Reichert has not done so.
in November 2006; he was re-elected with 51% of the vote.
. Dave Reichert won the general election with 53% of the vote to Darcy Burner's 47%.
.
He won re-election with 52% of the vote.
and have three grown children, Angela, Tabitha, and Daniel, and six grandchildren. Reichert is a Missouri Synod Lutheran
.
Following an injury where Reichert was hit in the head with a tree branch, he developed a subdural hematoma
and required emergency surgery on March 24, 2010. In the October 20, 2010 issue of Seattle alternative weekly
newspaper The Stranger
there is a piece speculating that some of Reichert's lapses of memory could be caused by the subdural hematoma.
Articles
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
. He previously served as Sheriff of King County, Washington
King County, Washington
King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States....
.
Early life, education and career
Reichert was born in Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, Minnesota
-Demographics:As of the official census of 2000, there were 7,348 people, 3,319 households, and 1,845 families permanently residing in the city. The population density was 980.4 people per square mile . There were 3,782 housing units at an average density of 504.6 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, the oldest of seven children and grandson of the town marshal. His family moved to Washington State in 1951 living first in Renton, Washington
Renton, Washington
Renton is an Eastside edge city in King County, Washington, United States. Situated 11 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington. Founded in the 1860s, Renton became a supply town for the Newcastle coal fields...
, and later moving to Kent
Kent, Washington
Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States, and is the third largest city in King County and the sixth largest in the state. An outlying suburb of Seattle, Kent is also the corporate home for companies such as REI and Oberto Sausage...
, where he attended Kent Meridian High School. He graduated in 1968 and went on to Concordia Lutheran College
Concordia University (Portland, Oregon)
Concordia University is a private, Christian university located in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 1905 as a University-preparatory school, the institution added college classes in 1950 and the high school was split-off in 1977...
in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
on a small football scholarship, where he earned an A.A. in Social Work in 1970.
In 1971, he joined the Air Force Reserves's 939th Military Airlift Group. He saw six months of active duty at Lackland AFB, Texas, Chanute AFB, Ill., and McChord AFB, Wash., from 1971 to 1976.
Law enforcement career
Reichert served with the King County Sheriff's Department beginning in 1972. He was a SWATSWAT
A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
Commander, Commander-Hostage Negotiation, Commander-Bomb Disposal Unit, Commander-Traffic Unit, and an Acting Commander-Internal Investigations. Reichert was a leading member of the Green River Task Force
Task force
A task force is a unit or formation established to work on a single defined task or activity. Originally introduced by the United States Navy, the term has now caught on for general usage and is a standard part of NATO terminology...
, which was formed to track down the so-called "Green River Killer." DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
evidence eventually identified Gary Leon Ridgway as the Green River Killer in 2001. Ridgway was sentenced to life in prison without parole
Parole
Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system. All of the meanings originated from the French parole . Following its use in late-resurrected Anglo-French chivalric practice, the term became associated with the release of prisoners based on prisoners giving their...
for the Green River murders.
County Sheriff
In 1997 he was appointed Sheriff of King County, WashingtonKing County, Washington
King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States....
by King County Executive Ron Sims
Ron Sims
Ronald Cordell Sims, , is currently the Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, having been confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 2009 and sworn in on May 8. He is also the former King County Executive...
. In 2001, he ran unopposed for a second four year term. A widely rebroadcast event during the Seattle World Trade Organization conference and protests
WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999
The WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 was a meeting of the World Trade Organization, convened at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington, USA, over the course of three days, beginning November 30, 1999. A week before the meeting, delegates admitted failure to agree...
showed Reichert chasing looters down 3rd Avenue in Seattle.
Affiliations
Reichert served as president of the Washington State Sheriffs’ Association.Reichert is an executive board member of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.
In 2009, Reichert became an Honorary Board Member of the Seattle-based non-profit The Borgen Project, an organization that advocates global poverty legislation.
Reichert was one of the more notable members of the Green River killer task force.
Awards
Reichert won the 2004 National Sheriffs' Association's Sheriff of the Year award, two valor awards and the Washington State Atty. General's Award for courageous action.Publications
The non-fiction book "Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer", published in July 2004, chronicles his greatest accomplishment as sheriff. ISBN 0-316-15632-9U.S. House of Representatives
Moderate
In politics and religion, a moderate is an individual who is not extreme, partisan or radical. In recent years, political moderates has gained traction as a buzzword....
Republican and is the only centrist
Centrism
In politics, centrism is the ideal or the practice of promoting policies that lie different from the standard political left and political right. Most commonly, this is visualized as part of the one-dimensional political spectrum of left-right politics, with centrism landing in the middle between...
member of the Washington State Delegation, named by the National Journal
National Journal
National Journal is a nonpartisan American weekly magazine that reports on the current political environment and emerging political and policy trends. National Journal was first published in 1969. Times Mirror owned the magazine from 1986 to 1997, when it was purchased by David G. Bradley...
three years in a row.
109th Congress
Reichert was a member of the following committees: House Committee on Homeland SecurityHomeland security
Homeland security is an umbrella term for security efforts to protect states against terrorist activity. Specifically, is a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the U.S., reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do...
, Subcommittee on Intelligence Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Subcommittee Management Integration and Oversight, House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy, Subcommittee on Research, Subcommittee on Environment Technology and Standards, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines. In September 2005, he was appointed chairman for the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology, a subcommittee within the Homeland Security Committee.
110th Congress
Reichert was a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, the Subcommittee on Border Maritime and Global Counter-terrorism, and the Ranking Minority Member on the Subcommittee on Intelligence Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment. He was a member of the House Committee on Science and Technology. Also, he was a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, with membership on the Subcommittee on Aviation and Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.Committee assignments
- Committee on Ways and MeansUnited States House Committee on Ways and MeansThe Committee of Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Members of the Ways and Means Committee are not allowed to serve on any other House Committees unless they apply for a waiver from their party's congressional leadership...
- Subcommittee on TradeUnited States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on TradeThe House Way and Means Subcommittee on Trade is one of the six subcommittees within the House Ways and Means Committee-Jurisdiction:From the House Rules:...
- Subcommittee on OversightUnited States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on OversightThe House Way and Means Subcommittee on Oversight is one of the six subcommittees within the House Ways and Means Committee-Jurisdiction:From the House Rules:...
- Subcommittee on Social SecurityUnited States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social SecurityThe Subcommittee on Social Security is a subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means in the United States House of Representatives.-Jurisdiction:From the House rules...
- Subcommittee on Trade
Reichert voted against the stimulus and healthcare reform bills. He also was one of eight Republicans to vote for carbon emissions caps. Reichert was one of fifteen Republican House members to vote in favor of repealing the United States military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Don't ask, don't tell
"Don't ask, don't tell" was the official United States policy on homosexuals serving in the military from December 21, 1993 to September 20, 2011. The policy prohibited military personnel from discriminating against or harassing closeted homosexual or bisexual service members or applicants, while...
" ban on openly gay service members. Reichert is a member of the centrist Republican Main Street Partnership
Republican Main Street Partnership
The Republican Main Street Partnership is a group of moderate members of the United States Republican Party. They tend away from the dominant social conservatism of many Republicans and towards a moderate fiscal conservatism and limited government to a degree. The group is the rough equivalent of...
.
Balanced Budget Amendment and Debt Ceiling Debate
Reichert has generally voted with the Republican caucus on issues related to the federal budget, including bills related to the debt ceiling. While he was not present at the vote on the Paul Ryan Budget, he intended to vote for it but was in Washington state for the death of his mother. However, he did vote for the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act and the Budget Control Act of 2011Budget Control Act of 2011
The Budget Control Act of 2011 was passed by the 112th United States Congress signed into law by President Barack Obama. It brought conclusion to the 2011 United States debt ceiling crisis, which had threatened to lead the United States into sovereign default on or about August 3, 2011.The law...
. Both the Budget Control Act of 2011 and Cut, Cap, and Balance Act required Congress to pass a balanced budget amendment to facilitate raising the United State's debt ceiling. This position was supported primarily by Republicans and opposed by Democrats. In the final vote to lift the debt ceiling until 2013, Reichert voted with the Republican majority to increase the debt limit.
Reichert has signed the Americans for Tax Reform
Americans for Tax Reform
Americans for Tax Reform is an advocacy group and taxpayer group whose stated goal is "a system in which taxes are simpler, flatter, more visible, and lower than they are today. The government's power to control one's life derives from its power to tax...
Taxpayer Protection Pledge advocated by Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
Grover Glenn Norquist is an American lobbyist, conservative activist, and founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform...
which commits the signer to vote against any bill that raises taxes or eliminates loopholes in the tax law.
2004
In 2004 Reichert ran for Congress. In the Republican primaryPrimary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
debate, he walked out due to other Republican primary candidates not adhering to the Republican 11th commandment
The Eleventh Commandment (Ronald Reagan)
The Eleventh Commandment was a phrase used by former President of the United States Ronald Reagan during his 1966 campaign for Governor of California. The Commandment reads:-History:...
.
Reichert defeated his Democratic opponent, well known KIRO
KIRO (AM)
KIRO is a radio station based in Seattle, Washington on the shores of Lake Union with 2 towers on Maury Island, broadcasting on 710 kHz in the AM radio spectrum...
talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
host Dave Ross
Dave Ross
Dave Ross is a talk show host on Seattle's KIRO-FM radio station, with whom he had been a news anchor from 1978 until his talk show started nine years later in 1987. He has sometimes broadcast his show while on assignment in other locations, including overseas, such as Baghdad, Iraq in April...
in the 2004 Congressional elections, 51 percent to 46 percent. He replaced retiring Republican representative Jennifer Dunn
Jennifer Dunn
Jennifer Blackburn Dunn was a prominent Republican member of the United States House of Representatives 1993–2005, representing .-Early life:...
. At the same time, Democrat John Kerry
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
won, 51 percent to 48 percent, against President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
in the . That made Reichert one of just 17 House Republicans elected in a district that went Democratic for president.
ARMPAC, one of former House Majority Leader
Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives
Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door caucus by secret ballot and are also known as floor leaders. The U.S. House of Representatives does not officially use the term "Minority Leader", although the media frequently does...
Tom DeLay
Tom DeLay
Thomas Dale "Tom" DeLay is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1984 until 2006. He was Republican Party House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2005, when he resigned because of criminal money laundering charges in...
's political action committee
Political action committee
In the United States, a political action committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect political candidates or to advance the outcome of a political issue or legislation. Legally, what constitutes a "PAC" for purposes of regulation is a...
s, donated $20,000 to Reichert's election campaign. Since DeLay's 2005 indictment on charges of conspiracy
Conspiracy (crime)
In the criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future, and, in some cases, with at least one overt act in furtherance of that agreement...
to launder money
Money laundering
Money laundering is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources. The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount...
, some Democrats urged Reichert to return or donate the money but Reichert has not done so.
2006
Dave Reichert faced Democrat Darcy BurnerDarcy Burner
Darcy Gibbons Burner is a Democrat from Carnation, Washington. She was a candidate for in 2006 and 2008, but lost to incumbent Dave Reichert in both elections. She worked for twelve years in high technology including five years at Microsoft as a Marketing Manager, working on .NET...
in November 2006; he was re-elected with 51% of the vote.
2008
In a repeat of the 2006 election matchup, Rep. Dave Reichert faced Democrat Darcy BurnerDarcy Burner
Darcy Gibbons Burner is a Democrat from Carnation, Washington. She was a candidate for in 2006 and 2008, but lost to incumbent Dave Reichert in both elections. She worked for twelve years in high technology including five years at Microsoft as a Marketing Manager, working on .NET...
. Dave Reichert won the general election with 53% of the vote to Darcy Burner's 47%.
2010
Reichert was challenged by Democrat Suzan DelBeneSuzan DelBene
Suzan Kay DelBene was the 2010 Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative for , but was defeated by incumbent Republican Dave Reichert.-Early life and education:...
.
He won re-election with 52% of the vote.
Electoral history
| Date | Position | Status | Opponent | Result | Vote Share | Top Opponent Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sheriff | Appointed | ||||
| 2001 | Sheriff | Incumbent | Ran Unopposed | Elected | 100% | N/A |
| 2004 | U.S. Representative | Open seat Primary | Diane Tebelius Diane Tebelius Diane Tebelius is an American attorney and former federal prosecutor, Tebelius was the chair of the Republican Party of Washington from 2006 to 2007... (R), Luke Esser Luke Esser Luke Esser was the chairman of the Republican Party of Washington from 2007 to 2011. He was elected on January 27, 2007, when he defeated incumbent chairwoman Diane Tebelius, was re-elected in 2009, but lost to Kirby Wilbur in 2011.... (R), Conrad Lee (R) |
Nominated | 45.34% | 22.13% (Tebelius) |
| 2004 | U.S. Representative | Open seat | Dave Ross Dave Ross Dave Ross is a talk show host on Seattle's KIRO-FM radio station, with whom he had been a news anchor from 1978 until his talk show started nine years later in 1987. He has sometimes broadcast his show while on assignment in other locations, including overseas, such as Baghdad, Iraq in April... (D) |
Elected | 51.50% | 46.70% |
| 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2006 -Overview:-District 1:Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee easily dispatched Republican challenger Larry Ishmael to win a sixth term.-District 2:Democratic incumbent Congressman Rick Larsen defeated his Republican opponent, U.S... |
U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Darcy Burner Darcy Burner Darcy Gibbons Burner is a Democrat from Carnation, Washington. She was a candidate for in 2006 and 2008, but lost to incumbent Dave Reichert in both elections. She worked for twelve years in high technology including five years at Microsoft as a Marketing Manager, working on .NET... (D) |
Re-Elected | 51.31% | 48.69% |
| 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2008 The 2008 congressional elections in Washington was held on November 4, 2008 to determine who will represent the state of Washington in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009... |
U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Darcy Burner Darcy Burner Darcy Gibbons Burner is a Democrat from Carnation, Washington. She was a candidate for in 2006 and 2008, but lost to incumbent Dave Reichert in both elections. She worked for twelve years in high technology including five years at Microsoft as a Marketing Manager, working on .NET... (D) |
Re-Elected | 52.78% | 47.22% |
| 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010 The United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010 was held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will represent the state of Washington in the United States House of Representatives... |
U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Suzan DelBene Suzan DelBene Suzan Kay DelBene was the 2010 Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative for , but was defeated by incumbent Republican Dave Reichert.-Early life and education:... (D) |
Re-Elected | 52% | 48% |
Personal life
Reichert is married to Julie, whom he met in college. Together, the Reicherts currently live in AuburnAuburn, Washington
-Parks:Auburn has an extensive system of parks, open space and urban trails comprising 29 developed parks, 5 undeveloped sites under planning, 2 skate parks, 2 water roatary parks, and over of trails , and almost of open space for passive and active recreation.-Environmental Park:The Auburn...
and have three grown children, Angela, Tabitha, and Daniel, and six grandchildren. Reichert is a Missouri Synod Lutheran
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 2.3 million members, it is both the eighth largest Protestant denomination and the second-largest Lutheran body in the U.S. after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Synod...
.
Following an injury where Reichert was hit in the head with a tree branch, he developed a subdural hematoma
Subdural hematoma
A subdural hematoma or subdural haematoma , also known as a subdural haemorrhage , is a type of haematoma, a form of traumatic brain injury. Blood gathers within the outermost meningeal layer, between the dura mater, which adheres to the skull, and the arachnoid mater, which envelops the brain...
and required emergency surgery on March 24, 2010. In the October 20, 2010 issue of Seattle alternative weekly
Alternative weekly
An alternative newspaper is a type of newspaper, that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of stylized reporting, opinionated reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting local people and culture. Their news coverage is more...
newspaper The Stranger
The Stranger (newspaper)
The Stranger is an alternative weekly newspaper in Seattle, Washington, USA. It runs a blog known as Slog.-History:The Stranger was founded by Tim Keck, who had previously co-founded the satirical newspaper The Onion, and cartoonist James Sturm. Its first issue came out on September 23, 1991...
there is a piece speculating that some of Reichert's lapses of memory could be caused by the subdural hematoma.
External links
- Representative Dave Reichert official U.S. House site
- Dave Reichert for Congress official campaign site
Articles
- Seattle Times: Reichert Endorsement October 15, 2006
- Seattle P-I: Burner is better October 22, 2006
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer Investigates 1996 case October 6, 2006
- Dave Reichert biography from politics.historyguy.com
- Reichert makes pitch for security committee Les Blumenthal, The News Tribune, November 18, 2004
- Domestic Violence Act Renewed With Kid Power Bill Wilson, Family News in Focus, September 29, 2005
- Congress passes bill to shield gun makers (AP) Seattle Times, October 21, 2005
- Homeland group to visit SE Texas, Beth Gallapsy, The Beaumont Enterprise, October 28, 2005
- 2004 Seattle P-I Candidate Detail
- Capture of The Green River Killer Mini-Series