Dave Reichert

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In September 2017, Reichert announced he would retire from Congress after his seventh term.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Reichert unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2024, losing to Democrat Bob Ferguson.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early life, education, and military careerEdit

Reichert was born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the son of Marlys Ann (née Troeger) and George F. Reichert.<ref name=votewa>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is the eldest of seven children and a grandson of the town marshal.<ref name=housebio>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His family moved to Washington in 1951, living first in Renton, then later moving to Kent, where he attended Kent Meridian High School. In 1968, he graduated and went to Concordia Lutheran College in Portland, Oregon on a partial football scholarship. He earned an Associate of Arts degree in social work in 1970.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1971 he joined the Air Force Reserves' 939th Military Airlift Group. He saw active duty for six months and served until 1976.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Law enforcement careerEdit

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Reichert talks about crime prevention

Reichert began serving with the King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) in 1972.<ref name=MetroKC19970305>Template:Cite news</ref> He was a member of the Green River Task Force, formed to track down the "Green River killer". In 1984, he and fellow King County homicide detective Robert Keppel met with incarcerated serial killer Ted Bundy to form a psychological profile of the Green River killer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2001, DNA evidence identified Gary Leon Ridgway as the Green River killer.<ref name=MetroKC19970305/> In 2004, Reichert published the memoir Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In 1971, during his second year in law enforcement, Reichert responded to a domestic violence call in which a knife-wielding man was attempting to kill his wife. The man attacked Reichert and slit his throat, which required stitches and surgery.<ref name="seattlepi">Template:Cite news</ref> In an interview, Reichert said of the incident, "I was able to save [the wife], and we got into a scuffle and fell over a coffee table in the living room, and he slit my throat with a butcher knife, ending up with forty-five stitches in my neck."<ref>Template:Citation Template:Cbignore</ref> He was awarded with one of his two Medals of Valor for his bravery.

In 1997, he was appointed sheriff of King County, Washington, by King County Executive Ron Sims.<ref name=MetroKC19970305 /> In 2001, he ran unopposed for a second four-year term.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Reichert served as president of the Washington State Sheriffs Association.<ref name=housebio/> He was an executive board member of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.<ref name=housebio/>

In 2004 Reichert won the 2004 National Sheriffs' Association's Sheriff of the Year award, two valor awards, and the Washington State attorney general's award for courageous action.<ref name=housebio/>

U.S. House of RepresentativesEdit

ElectionsEdit

2004Edit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} In 2004, Reichert ran for Congress. He bowed out of the Republican primary debate, however, because two other candidates had run ads critical of him.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He defeated his Democratic opponent, KIRO talk show host Dave Ross, in the 2004 election, 52% to 47%. He succeeded retiring Republican Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn.

At the same time, the Democratic presidential nominee, Senator John Kerry won, 51% to 48%, against President George W. Bush in the Template:Ushr. That made Reichert one of just 17 House RepublicansTemplate:Citation needed elected in a district that also voted for the Democratic candidate for the presidency.<ref name=CQP20060801>Template:Cite news</ref>

ARMPAC, a political action committee of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, donated $20,000 to his election campaign.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2006Edit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} He faced Democratic candidate Darcy Burner in November 2006; he was re-elected with 51% of the vote.<ref name=seatimes-results>Template:Cite news</ref>

2008Edit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} In a repeat of the 2006 election matchup, he faced Democratic candidate Darcy Burner. He won the general election with 53% of the vote to Burner's 47%.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2010Edit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} He was challenged by Democratic candidate Suzan DelBene. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He won re-election with 52% of the vote.Template:Citation needed

2012Edit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} He was challenged by Democratic candidate Karen Porterfield, and won with almost 60% of the vote.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2014Edit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} He was challenged by Democratic candidate Jason Ritchie, and won with 63% of the vote.<ref name="Congressional District 8 elections">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2016Edit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} He was challenged by Democratic candidate Tony Ventrella, and won with 60% of the vote.<ref name="Congressional District 8 Elections">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Committee assignmentsEdit

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Dave Reichert (left) discusses port security, 2005

Committee on Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Trade
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Caucus membershipsEdit

House Baltic Caucus<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Congressional Arts Caucus<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Climate Solutions Caucus<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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U.S.-Japan Caucus<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Political positionsEdit

Reichert was a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was ranked as the 21st most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 114th congress by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

AbortionEdit

Reichert has opposed abortion during his congressional career.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He voted repeatedly for bills to restrict abortions after 20 weeks.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the 2024 gubernatorial campaign, Reichert has attempted to soften his prior views on abortion and has said he will uphold current abortion laws if elected.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Budget, debt, and spendingEdit

Reichert was not present for the vote on then-House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan's 2012 budget, which Ryan dubbed "The Path to Prosperity";<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Reichert had intended to vote in favor of it, but was called away to Washington state following the death of his mother.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, he did vote for the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the Budget Control Act of 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both acts required Congress to pass a balanced budget amendment prior to raising the United States debt ceiling. This was supported primarily by Republicans and opposed by Democrats.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the final vote to lift the debt ceiling, until 2013, he voted with the Republican majority in favor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Civil rightsEdit

Reichert was one of 15 Republican House members to vote in favor of repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", the ban on openly gay military service personnel.<ref name="metro_weekly_20101215">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="nytimes_20101215">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2017, Reichert declared his support for Executive Order 13769, which imposed a temporary ban on citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries entering the U.S. He stated that "My first and most important job is protecting families in our region and the American people ... We must be absolutely certain we have systems in place capable of thoroughly vetting anyone applying for refugee status on American soil."<ref name="Blake1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CrimeEdit

Reichert supported reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He was the main sponsor of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act, a bill which would require states to take action to address the problem of sex trafficking of children in the foster care system.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Drug reformEdit

On March 4, 2014, Reichert introduced the Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act (H.R. 4137; 113th Congress), a bill that would prevent the use of electronic benefit transfer cards in businesses that sell marijuana.<ref name="HillPreventBenefits">Template:Cite news</ref>

Health careEdit

Reichert favored repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Reichert was one of only 20 Republicans to vote against the American Health Care Act of 2017 (also known as Trumpcare).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

LGBT rightsEdit

Reichert has voiced personal opposition to same-sex marriage, saying in 2024 that "marriage is between a man and a woman".<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He stated that he doesn't intend to restrict same-sex marriage if elected governor during the 2024 gubernatorial election.<ref name=":4" />

He has also made critical remarks towards transgender people, once responding to a question that asked what defines "a woman" saying that "There’s only man and woman. I was raised with that as a Christian. And marriage is between a man and a woman."<ref name=":1" /> Reichert has also said that "I don’t believe that transgender men should be competing against girls and women in sports."<ref name=":1" />

Presidential tax returnsEdit

In February 2017, while serving on the Ways and Means Committee, he voted against a measure that would have led to a request of the Treasury Department for President Donald Trump's tax returns.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>

TaxationEdit

Reichert had signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge by the Americans for Tax Reform, a group run by Grover Norquist.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The pledge commits the signer to oppose any legislation that raises taxes or eliminates tax deductions. On August 1, 2012, he also voted to extend the Bush tax cuts.Template:Citation needed

On April 10, 2014, Reichert introduced the Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains Recognition Period Act of 2014 (H.R. 4453; 113th Congress), a bill that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce from 10 to 5 years the period during which the built-in gains of an S corporation are subject to tax and to make such reduction permanent.<ref name="4453sum">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="HillThisWk9jun">Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

He is married to Julie, whom he met in college. They live in Kent and have three grown children: Angela, Tabitha, and Daniel, and six grandchildren.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is a member of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is of German descent.

In 2010, following an injury he sustained from being hit in the head by a tree branch while chopping firewood in his backyard, he developed a subdural hematoma requiring emergency surgery.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Electoral historyEdit

Date	Position	Status	Opponent	Result	Vote share	Top-opponent vote share
1997	County sheriff			Appointed<ref name=MetroKC19970305/>
2001	County sheriff	Incumbent	Ran unopposed	Elected	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> \|\| N/A
2004	U.S. Representative	Open-seat primary	Diane Tebelius (R), Luke Esser (R), Conrad Lee (R)	Nominated	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> \|\| 22% (Tebelius)
2004	U.S. Representative	Open-seat	Dave Ross (D)	Elected	52%<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	47%
2006	U.S. Representative	Incumbent	Darcy Burner (D)	Re-elected	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> \|\| 49%
2008	U.S. Representative	Incumbent	Darcy Burner (D)	Re-elected	53%<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	47%
2010	U.S. Representative	Incumbent	Suzan DelBene (D)	Re-elected	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	48%
2012	U.S. Representative	Incumbent	Karen Porterfield (D)	Re-elected	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	40%
2014	U.S. Representative	Incumbent	Jason Ritchie (D)	Re-elected	63%<ref name="Congressional District 8 elections"/>	37%
2016	U.S. Representative	Incumbent	Tony Ventrella (D)	Re-elected	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	40%
2024	Governor of Washington	Open-seat top-two primary	Bob Ferguson (D), Semi Bird (R), Mark Mullet (D)Template:Efn	Advanced to the general election	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	44.88% (Ferguson)
2024	Governor of Washington	Open-seat	Bob Ferguson (D)	Lost	44.3%<ref>https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20241105/governor.html</ref>	55.5%

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