Office
Republican
Leadership Positions: Ranking Republican – Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment
Percent in Last Election: 51% vs. Darcy Burner
Vitals: Lives in Auburn, WA with his wife Julie. They have been married 35 years and have three grown children.
Offensive Line
- More than 30 years in law enforcement, including 8 years as Sheriff of King County
- Gained national fame for leading the task force that captured the “Green River Killer” – one of the largest serial murderers in U.S. history.
- Recently introduced HR 3142: The Violent Crime Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2007 to help law enforcement officials fight crime and keep our communities safe.
- Supports the Line-Item Veto to help restore fiscal discipline
Defensive Line
In one of the bluest States, Congressman Reichert has brought his law enforcement background to Congress. A leader on the Homeland Security Committee, he has helped lead the fight to restore fiscal responsibility to the federal government and continues to work to keep criminals off our streets. He has dedicated himself to ensuring our First Responders have the tools they need to protect us and represents his district extremely well.
Postgame Report
Democrat
06’ Nominee Darcy Burner – Pro-Choice candidate who believes hardworking Americans aren’t taxed enough.
Party-Switching State Senator Rodney Tom – Tom was a Republican State Representative until he switched parties in 2004 to run for State Senate in a Democrat district.
Both candidates want to pull our troops out of Iraq tomorrow; super-ceding Presidential authority and without consideration of what would happen next in the Middle East.
The Extra Point
The 8th District has gone to a completely vote-by-mail format, leading to an even longer general election campaign. Voting for this campaign starts the first week in October and it takes a great amount of resources to implement a strong campaign plan over a month long voting period. President Bush lost this district in 2004 and only a Republican as popular as Congressman Reichert will be able to hold this seat in the GOP column. He has been a true leader in Congress. Only the 6th Freshman Congressman ever to earn a Committee Chairmanship, he is fighting every day to provide the resources to keep our children safe and improve our communities. Congressman Reichert deserves our support against the liberal machine in Washington State. If the Republicans are going to take back the Majority in the House, this is a seat we have to hold. Congressman Reichert deserves another term.
Player of the Week
The House swore in the GOP’s newest Representative last week. Paul Broun scored an upset in defeating GOP State Senator Jim Whitehead by 394 votes to fill the seat of the late Charlie Norwood. Broun campaigned on a conservative platform espousing smaller government, fighting illegal immigration and continuing the war on terror. A physician by trade, Rep. Broun bills himself as the one of the only physicians in Georgia who almost exclusively makes house calls. A GOP stronghold, this seat should remain in the Republican column for years to come. Congrats to Rep. Broun for a well-earned victory.
http://www.paulbroun.com/
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Fumble of the Week
And of course, we cannot forget the Democrat Fumble of the Week - Democrat Chris Murphy (PA-8) apparently likes to accept campaign donations above the legal limit. Rep. Murphy’s book agent, Esther Newberg, (who also secured a potentially inappropriate book advance of $100,000 for Murphy to publish his memoirs) contributed $750 above the legal limit of $4,600 per election cycle with checks on May 18th and June 1st of this year. Murphy barely defeated Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick last fall and if he keeps this up, his tenure in Congress will be very short.