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Representative
         Dave Reichert
         
         
R-8th
         District, Washington
         
         
(b.
         1950)
         
         

         
         

         
         

            

               

                  
Dave
                  Reichert- (b. 1950, in Detroit Lakes,
                  Minn.)
                  
                  
Dave
                  Reichert became only the third representative in
                  the 24-year history of Washington's 8th
                  Congressional District when he defeated radio
                  talk-show host Dave
                  Ross
                  on
                  election day, 2004. Reichert succesfully defended
                  his seat in 2006 and 2008, both times against
                  Democrat Darcy
                  Burner.
                  
                  
Reichert
                  touted himself as a somewhat moderate conservative
                  to appeal to swing voters in the largely suburban
                  district. The 8th District is dominated by the
                  heavily Republican cities of Bellevue, Mercer
                  Island and the very well-to-do "Eastside" towns of
                  Redmond (home to Microsoft Corp.), Issaquah, and
                  Woodinville. The southern part of the district
                  includes the more Democratic Party influenced
                  cities of Renton, Kent, and Auburn. The
                  southernmost part of the 8th includes the more
                  conservative Lake Tapps region and the cities of
                  Bonney Lake, Buckley, and Enumclaw. 
                  
                  
Reichert
                  was underwent emergency brain surgery on March 24,
                  2010 after being hit in the head with a tree
                  branch. Due to the injury he developed a subdural
                  hematoma . By October, 2010, Reichert had made a
                  full recovery and was back on the campaign trail.
                  Reichert's 2010 opponent is Democrat Suzan
                  DelBene.
                  
                  
 
                  
                  
Reichert
                  and his family currently live in Auburn,
                  Washington.
                  
                  
 
                  
                  
Education:
                  
                  
--Kent-Meridian
                     High School (Kent, Washington)
                     
                     
--Concordia
                     Lutheran College (Portland, Oregon)
                  
                  
Accomplishments:
                  
                  
--Reichert
                     became the first elected Sheriff of King County,
                     Washington in 1997 when he won election after a
                     voter initiative changing the job from a
                     position appointed by the King County Executive
                     to a nonpartisan post chosen by county voters.
                     He won with 72% of the vote. Voters re-elected
                     him in 2001.
                     
                     
--As
                     a member of the King County Sheriff's Office for
                     over 30 years, Reichert had an important role in
                     the investigation of the Green River Killer.
                     When investigators finally identified and
                     arrested Gary Ridgeway of Auburn, Reichert was
                     in his second elected term as
                     Sheriff.
                     
                     
 
                     
                     
 
                  
                  
 
                  
                  

               
            
         
         
         
         
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Family
                        
                     
                     

                        

                           

                              

                                 

                                    
Julie
                                    --Wife
                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    
Children
                                    
                                    
Angela
                                       
                                       
Tabitha
                                       
                                       
                                       
Daniel
                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    

                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    

                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    
Religion:
                                    Missouri Synod
                                    Lutheran.
                                 
                              
                           
                            
                        
                     
                     

                        

                           
Political
                           Opponents
                        
                     
                     

                        

                           

                              

                                 

                                    
Darcy
                                    Burner
                                    (2008 Congressional
                                    Election)
                                    
                                    
General
                                       Election Vote Results (Nov.
                                       2008)
                                       
                                       
Burner--------47%
                                          
                                          
Reichert------53%
                                    
                                    
Darcy
                                    Burner
                                    (2006 Congressional
                                    Election)
                                    
                                    
General
                                       Election Vote Results (Nov.
                                       2006)
                                       
                                       
Burner--------49%
                                          
                                          
Reichert------51%
                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    
Dave
                                    Ross
                                    (2004 Congressional
                                    Election)
                                    
                                    
Reichert
                                       (R): 173,298 votes
                                       (51.5003%)
                                       
                                       
Ross
                                       (D): 157,148 votes
                                       (46.7009%)
                                       
                                       
Spencer
                                       Garrett (L): 6,053 votes
                                       (1.7988%)
                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    

                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    
 
                                       
                                       

                                 
                              
                           

                            

                           
                            
                           
                           

                        
                     
                     

                        

                           
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                           Reichert
                        
                     
                     

                        

                           

                              

                                 

                                    
Reichert
                                    for Congress
                                    Website--The
                                    Candidate's political
                                    website.
                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    
Official
                                    Congressional
                                    Website--Representative
                                    Reichert's official House
                                    site.
                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    
Washington
                                    Secretary of State's website for
                                    the 2004 election
                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    

                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    

                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    

                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    

                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    

                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    

                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    

                                 
                              
                              

                                 

                                    

                                 
                              
                           
                            
                        
                     
                     

                        

                           
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