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'David George Reichert' (born August 29 1950) is an American politician and the former sheriff of King County, Washington. He has served since 2005 as Republican congressional representative of (map).
Biography
Early life
Reichert was born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, Dave Reichert Elected U.S. Representative District 8 Washington the oldest of seven children and grandson of the town marshal. Congressman Dave Richert 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. 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.
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Education
In 1970, Reichert earned an AA Social Work in 1970 from Concordia Lutheran College in Portland, Oregon[2] where he also played on the football team.[3]
Law enforcement career
Reichert served with the King County Sheriff's Department beginning in 1972. Early in his career, Reichert faced a deranged man with a knife. Reichert climbed through the man's bedroom window whereupon the man slashed at his throat. Reichert's steel collar-stays saved his life.
He was a SWAT Commander, Commander-Hostage Negotiation, Commander-Bomb Disposal Unit, Commander-Traffic Unit, and an Acting Commander-Internal Investigations. Sims appoints police professional as new King County Sheriff 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 without parole for the Green River murders.[4]
County Sheriff
In 1997 he was appointed Sheriff of King County, Washington by King County Executive Ron Sims. In 2001, he ran unopposed for a second four year term.[5] A widely rebroadcast event during the Seattle World Trade Organization riots showed Reichert chasing looters down 3rd Avenue in Seattle.[6]
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.
Awards
Reichert won the 2004 National Sheriffs' Association's Sheriff of the Year award.
Publications
July 2004 non-fiction book "Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer" ISBN 0-316-15632-9
Congressional service
Eighth Congressional District of Washington
Reichert has been described as a moderate Republican[7] although on many key votes he votes along Republican party lines. Members of Congress — David Reichert — Key Votes
2004 Election
In 2004 Reichert ran for Congress. In the Republican primary debate, he walked out due to criticism from other candidates and vowed not to debate again.[8][9]
Reichert's record as sheriff enabled him to defeat well known KIRO-AM talk show host Dave Ross in the 2004 Congressional elections by a 5 percentage-point margin. Receiving 51% of the vote, he replaced retiring Republican representative Jennifer Dunn. At the same time, a shift of swing voters gave Democrat John Kerry a 51 percent to 48 percent edge over President Bush in the . That made Reichert one of just 17 House Republicans elected in a district that went Democratic for president. Updated Forecast: Republican Reichert Faces Tougher Fight in Wash.
ARMPAC, one of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's political action committees, donated $20,000 to Reichert's election campaign.[10][11] Since DeLay's 2005 indictment on charges of conspiracy to launder money, Democrats have urged Reichert to return the money or to donate it to charitable causes. He has refused to do so.[12] Republicans say that the charges against DeLay are politically motivated.
109th Congress
Reichert was a member of the following committees: House Committee on Homeland Security, 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.[13]
During the 2004 campaign, in the Seattle PI's 2004 Voters Guide[14] Reichert described himself as a moderate conservative, and claimed that his top priority in his campaign was security, both of his district and of the U.S. as a whole. He vowed to champion efforts to strengthen intelligence agencies, support the military and ensure proper equipment and training for first-responders.
★ Abortion
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★ Reichert opposes abortion except in cases of incest or rape. Washington — David G. Reichert (R)
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★ October 1 2004: In a public forum with opponent Dave Ross, he claimed that he was against abortion, but that he thought it was not a matter of congress to resolve but rather one that was "in the courts".[15]
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★ March 25 2005: Reichert voted "no" on Overseas Military Facilities Abortion Amendment, an amendment that lifts the ban on privately funded abortions at U.S. military facilities overseas.[16]
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★ April 27 2005: Reichert voted "yes" on Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, a bill that prohibits the transportation of a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.[17]
★ Civil liberties
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★ Reichert opposes gay marriage. He has promised to support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning gay marriage Seattle P-I, LWV Voter's Guide
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★ June 22 2005: Reichert voted "yes" on Flag Desecration Resolution[18]
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★ October 25 2005: Dave Reichert is pushing for expanding the DNA database, by requiring everyone arrested or detained by the police to have DNA samples taken for a national DNA database.[19]. This is an attachment by Senator Jon Kyl to the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which Reichert sponsored.[20]
★ Education
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★ Reichert believes that making college accessible and affordable is crucial to our continued success in a global economy. He sees a need to focus on math and science in order to succeed in an increasingly high-tech world. He also believes that college can be made affordable through making student loans more available.[21]
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★ September 22 2005: Reichert voted "yes" on School Readiness Act,[22] which reauthorizes the Head Start Act to improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children. Other parts of the bill extend Head Start eligibility for "faith-based" organizations.[23]
★ Energy
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★ October 7 2005: Reichert voted "yes" on the Gasoline for America's Security Act — Vote Passed (212-210, 12 not voting)[24] This House bill encourages the construction of new oil refineries, including exempting refineries from some provisions of the Clean Air Act. It also directs the Federal Trade Commission to investigate gasoline price gouging.[25]
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★ July 28 2005: Reichert voted "yes" on Energy Policy Act of 2005 — Offered tax breaks and incentives to oil and gas companies.
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★ April 21 2005: Reichert voted "yes" on Energy Policy Act of 2005[26]
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★ April 20 2005: Reichert voted "yes" on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Amendment, to strike language from the bill that will allow oil and gas explorations in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
★ Environment
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★ April 20 2005: Reichert voted "yes" on Liability Shield Language Amendment, an amendment that strikes language from the bill that that shields manufacturers of the gasoline additive MTBE from liability lawsuits concerning contamination of drinking water.
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★ May 19 2005: Reichert voted "no" to an amendment to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, which would have provided federal funds for sewage treatment plant construction[27]
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★ June 1 2005: Reichert voted "yes" to allow nuclear waste to be stored at Hanford Site[28]
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★ September 22 2005: Reichert broke ranks with Republicans and voted against the development of ANWR [1].
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★ September 29 2005: Reichert broke ranks with Republicans and voted "no" on Endangered Species Reauthorization bill, a bill that overhauls the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The bill would also allow more pesticide runoff into salmon streams, require payoffs to developers and make voluntary many habitat protections for the threatened and endangered wildlife species in Washington [2].
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★ September 29 2005: Reichert voted "no" on Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act, an amendment that reauthorizes the Endangered Species Act of 1973 through 2010 and alters several definitions to broaden the range of the act. Reichert joined state Democrats in opposing the bill and supporting a more balanced substitute bill, which was voted down. Reichert was concerned about the elimination of critical habitat requirements [3][4].
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★ October 6 2005: Reichert and Representatives Jay Inslee, and Norm Dicks convinced House leaders to remove language from an energy bill that would reverse a 28-year-old federal law credited with reducing the risk of oil spills in the Puget Sound region [5].
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★ October 7 2005, he voted for Gasoline for America's Security, a bill that rolled back parts of the Clean Air Act to boost gasoline production. Other parts of the legislation instruct the president to designate new refinery sites on federal lands such as national parks or retired military bases. The bill narrowly passed 212-210. Reichert could have caused a tie by voting no, but followed party lines. In a "green" pickle, Reichert edges away from Arctic drilling Alicia Mundy [29]
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★ December 3 2005: When ANWR was attached to the Defense Appropriation bill, Reichert voted in favor of developing ANWR [6][7]. Reichert's chief of staff, Mike Shields, said it was impossible to vote against a defense appropriations bill while the nation is at war: "We saw in the election last year that you have to support the troops."
★ Foreign aid and policy issues
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★ June 17 2005: Reichert voted "no" on United Nations Reform Act of 2005, a bill that limits the United States' contribution to the U.N. by up to half by the year 2007, if certain reforms are not made.
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★ June 15 2005: Reichert voted "no" on the Bans Use of Funds to Enforce Cuba Regulations Amendment, an amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to implement, administer, or enforce regulations relating to amendments made to the Code of Federal Regulations relating to license exemptions for gift parcels and humanitarian donations for Cuba.
★ Gun rights
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★ August 27 2004: Dave Reichert advocates letting the federal ban on semi-automatic firearms expire. Reichert said "I've never changed my position," Reichert said. "My whole point has always been holding gun owners responsible and accountable and always focusing on those people who were committing crimes with guns. ... I've never felt that the banning of certain weapons has really done anything at all." [8]
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★ October 21 2005: Reichert voted to protect firearms manufacturers and dealers from lawsuits resulting from the misuse of their products by others [9] [10].
★ Human rights
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★ 2005: Reichert voted against establishing an independent commission to investigate the treatment of detainees at prisons such as Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib [11].
★ Immigration
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★ Reichert believes the U.S. government should use ID cards for Mexican nationals living in the United States to strengthen homeland security.[30]
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★ Reichert opposes automatic citizenship for all babies born in the U.S. Postman on Politics: Republicans on their new immigration platform David Postman
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★ He supports a guest worker program only for workers who go back home to apply.
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★ February 10 2005: Reichert voted "yes" on Real ID Act of 2005, a bill that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and grants the Secretary of Homeland Security the power to set minimum security requirements for state driver licenses and identification cards.[31]
★ Iraq War
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★ December 23, 2005: Reichert voted for a House resolution that committed the United States to staying in Iraq and rejected creating a timetable to withdraw troops.[32]
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★ June 16, 2006: Reichert abstained on a vote that pledged support for the War in Iraq and rejected a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops.[33]
★ Legal issues
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★ March 21 2005: Reichert was one of only five Republicans to vote against federal intervention in the Terri Schiavo case (Terri Schiavo Incapacitated Persons Protection Bill).
★ National security issues
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★ June 15 2005: Reichert voted "no" on Patriot Act Amendment — Library Records, an amendment that would have eliminated the ability of federal officials to search library and bookstore records.
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★ July 21 2005: Reichert voted yes on USA PATRIOT & Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act, a bill that reauthorizes and extends certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and adds new provisions to the act.
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★ July 21 2005: Reichert voted "no" on USA PATRIOT & Terrorism Prevention Act — Motion, a motion to recommit the bill with instructions to set an expiration date of December 31, 2009 for all provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act originally set to expire on December 31, 2005.
★ Net Neutrality
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★ Reichert supports net neutrality. "[The Internet] should be an equal place where people to come, equal companies to come. It should be the choice of the people, when they Google, the biggest company doesn't come up, but the company that the people have chosen as the most important site pops up."[34]
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★ Reichert voted for the Markey amendment, which would have codified internet neutrality.[35]
★ Science and medical research
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★ July 22 2005: Reichert voted "no" on Advanced Research Opportunities Amendment, an amendment to initiate a four-year pilot grant program for NASA to promote research, development, testing and evaluation at minority-serving institutions.
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★ May 24 2005: Reichert voted "no" on H.R. 810, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005, that would "amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research." [12][13]
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★ May 24 2005: Reichert voted "yes" on H.R. 2520, Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, that would "provide for the collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research, and to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program." [14][15]
★ Social Security
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★ 2005: Reichert held a workshop in Bellevue on a Social Security reform plan, which promises to create Retirement Savings Accounts. Contributions would be made on an after-tax basis [16][17]. Reichert sees RSAs to be one of three important factors for retirement security. The other two are corporate pension plans and personal savings [18].
★ Supporting our troops
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★ May 25 2005 Reichert voted against the National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2006, which contained provisions to expand access to the military's TRICARE health insurance program to thousands of Reservist and National Guard members[36] Although, members of the Reserves and National Guard qualify for Tricare when they are called up for active duty, the proposal would have made coverage available to all Reserve and Guard members and their families for a fee.[37] Reichert feared that sending the bill back would have stalled the entire defense budget authorization. Additionally, he felt that his own amendment, The Americans in Uniform Act, would have been jeopardized.
★ Trade issues
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★ June 9 2005: Reichert voted "no" on Withdrawing Approval from the WTO Agreement, a bill that would withdraw the United States from the accord that establishes the World Trade Organization.
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★ July 28 2005: Reichert voted "yes" on CAFTA Implementation Bill, a bill implementing a free trade agreement between the United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. CAFTA is the largest free trade agreement in over a decade.[19][20]
★ Women
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★ June 20 2005: Reichert Sponsors Violence Against Women Act [21]
110th Congress
Reichert is 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 is a member of the House Committee on Science and Technology. Also, he is a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, with membership on the the Subcommittee on Aviation and Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.[38]
★ Abortion
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★ June 6, 2007 Reichert voted "yes" on the Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007, a bill that bans the implantation of a cloned egg into a uterus.[39]
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★ June 7, 2007 Reichert voted "yes" on the Stem Cell Research Act of 2007, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells.[40]
★ Civil liberties
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★ Reichert was one of 25 Republican members of Congress that supported the hate crimes bill (Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007).[41][42] The bill is the first piece of gay rights legislation ever to be passed by the House.[43]
★ Ethics reforms
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★ Early in 2007, Reichert voted ''for'' ethics reform changes that passed 430-1, and ''against'' "pay-as-you-go" rules that also passed, calling the latter a "a thinly disguised attempt to raise taxes"[44]
★ Environment
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★ Reichert is trying present a "green" Republican image. Reichert's shade of "green" depends on issue
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★ Reichert is still undecided whether global warming is caused by man’s activity or if global warming is one of the natural temperature fluctuations.[45] "I'm going to wait until all the facts are in. There were many scientists who used to say the world was flat" Reichert said.
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★ In 2007, he signed onto a bill that would raise those standards by 2016. Reichert introduced a bill that aims to increase fuel efficiency standards to 33 miles per gallon by 2016.[46][47][48]
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★ In his first term, he supported oil drilling in the ANWR. But more recently, he has broken ranks with his leadership by basing his votes on facts and his district's concerns.
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★ Reichert vowed to introduce legislation to protect the Platt river just as soon as Wild Sky clears Congress.[49]
★ Healthcare
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★ Reichert voted against a bill that will expand a federal program (SCHIP) that funds health care for needy children, which would be paid for with higher federal tobacco taxes.[50] Reichert was in a bit of a quandry. If he broke rank with his Republican leadership, he risked angering his party leaders whose money he needs for next year's congressional election. But since he went his party leadership, he risks being painted as for tobacco and against kids.[51]
★ Iraq war
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★ February 16, 2007 Reichert voted against H. Con. Res. 63 (which disapproved of the decision to send 20,000 more troops to Iraq)[52], saying that the resolution "lacked an alternate plan" and that the resolution would send "a terrible message to our enemies and to our soldiers."
Elections
| Date | Position | Status | Opponent | Result | Vote share | Opponent vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sheriff | Appointed | ||||
| 2001 | Sheriff | Incumbent | Re-elected | 100%[53] | Unopposed | |
| 2004 | U.S. Representative | Open seat Primary | Diane Tebelius (R), others | Elected | 45.34%[54] | 22.13% |
| 2004 | U.S. Representative | Open seat | Dave Ross (D) | Elected | 51.50%[55] | 46.70% |
| 2006 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Darcy Burner (D) | Re-Elected | 51.31%[56] | 48.69% |
Family
His wife is named Julie, whom he met in college. Together, the Reicherts currently live in Auburn and have three grown children, Angela, Tabitha and Daniel, and six grandchildren. Reichert is a Missouri Synod Lutheran.
See also
★ U.S. House elections, 2006
★ Washington United States House elections, 2006
References
1. Nine New Veterans Join Congress
2. Dave George Reichert
3. Seattle P-I, LWV Voter's Guide — Dave Reichert
4. Ridgway sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole
5. King County Elections King County Local Voters Pamphlet November 6, 2001 General Election
6. WTO Notebook: Historic theater building became target of vandals
7. Gov Track — Dave Reichert, U.S. Representative
8. Offended by ads, Reichert walks out on forum Warren Cornwall
9. Campaign 2004: Reichert walks out on forum — Citing 'dirty politics,' sheriff refuses to share stage with rivals in race Chris McGann
10. Hastings says ethics panel won't investigate DeLay
11. Campaign 2004: DeLay to help Reichert campaign — Democrats label him 'ethically challenged'
12. Lawmakers with Corrupt Rep. DeLay Funds Asked to Make Charitable Contributions for Hurricane Relief
13. Reichert Named Chair of Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee
14. Seattle PI's 2004 Voters Guide
15. Campaign 2004: Reichert-Ross forum mirrors national debate
16. Key Vote — Overseas Military Facilities Abortion Amendment
17. Key Vote — Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
18. House approves flag-burning ban; Senate may not
19. Should police have right to take DNA from suspects?
20. Senate Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act AP News Staff
21. Dave Reichert for Congress — Education
22. Final Vote Results for Roll Call 493
23. Digest of Federal Grants with Faith-Based and Community Organization Eligibility
24. FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 519
25. H.R.3893
26. Final Vote Results for Roll Call 132
27. House votes — Clean Water Votes
28. Hanford Reservation: Waste not, glow not
29. GAS Bill Wouldn't Lower Prices, Just Raise Profits, Say Green Groups
30. Republican Showdown George Howland Jr.
31. Reichert Praises Real ID Act Passage Dave Reichert
32. FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 648
33. U.S. Congress Votes Database
34. Washington Congressional candidates on media ownership and net neutrality
35. Final Vote Results for Roll Call 239
36. FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 221
37. Reichert is target of new radio ad
38. Information on Representative Dave Reichert of Congressional District number 8 of Washington
39.
Key Vote — Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007
40. Key Vote - Stem Cell Research Act of 2007
41. Log Cabin Praises House Passage of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act
42. H.R. 1592: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007
43. House OKs bill on anti-gay hate crimes
44. Washington Republicans Work to Prevent Tax Hikes
45. Reichert Clarifies Position on Global Warming
46. H.R. 656: To require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency
47. Reichert tackles fuel efficiency
48. Moderate Republicans Introduce Legislation to Increase Fuel Economy Standards
49. Connelly at KOS: Reichert goes 'green'
50. FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 787
51. Insurance bill puts Reichert on spot
52. Final Vote Results for Roll Call 99
53. http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/2001nov/res.htm
54. Washington State Primary — September 14, 2004
55. Elections 2004 — U.S. House — Washington District 8
56. Elections 2006 — U.S. House — Washington District 8
External links
★ Campaign Website
★ Rep. Reichert's U.S. Congressional Web Site
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★ ''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
★ Voting record maintained by ''The Washington Post''
★ 2004 Seattle P-I Candidate Detail
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