Editing Norm Dicks (section)

==Early life, education, and early political career==
Norm Dicks was born and raised in [[Bremerton, Washington]]. His family attended Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Bremerton, and he was confirmed there as a teenager. He attended the [[University of Washington]], where he was a linebacker on the [[University of Washington Huskies|Huskies]] [[college football|football]] team and was a member of [[Sigma Nu]] fraternity. He earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] and a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree there.

After college, he became legislative and administrative assistant to long-serving [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Warren G. Magnuson]] of Washington.<ref name="Kyle">{{cite news |last1=Trygstad |first1=Kyle |title=Appropriations Ranking Member Norm Dicks to Retire |url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/appropriations-ranking-member-norm-dicks-to-retire |access-date=25 November 2019 |publisher=Roll Call |date=March 2, 2012}}</ref>