Dave Reichert

Dave Reichert, Republican

Age: 57

Family: Wife Julie, three grown children.

Residence: Auburn

Education: Concordia Lutheran College, Portland, 1970

Political/job experience: U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1971-76. King County sheriff's deputy, 1972-1990; sergeant, 1990-93; lieutenant, 1993-95; captain, 1995-96; major, 1996-97; King County sheriff, 1997-2004; U.S. Congress, 2005 to present.

Web site: www.davereichertforcongress.com

Campaign contributions as of March 31

Total received — $1,370,991

Cash on hand — $698,035

Reichert has received more than twice of much in contributions from individuals (58 percent) as from political action committees (27 percent).

Top contributors

Microsoft Corp. — $27,900

Weyerhaeuser Co. — $12,000

American Association of Orthodontists — $10,000

Committee for the Preservation of Capitalism (leadership PAC affiliated with Rep. Jim McCrery, R-La.), — $10,000

Every Republican is Crucial PAC (leadership PAC affiliated with Rep. Eric Cantor, R-VA) — $10,000

Rely on Your Beliefs (leadership PAC affiliated with Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.) — $10,000

Sheet Metal/AC Contractors Association — $10,000

Steelhead Partners — $9,700

Boulioun Aviation Services — $9,200

Wells Fargo — $8,800

Freedom Project — $8,500

Blue Cross/Blue Shield — $8,000

National Restaurant Association — $7,500

Operating Engineers Union — $7,500

United Parcel Service — $7,000

Manson Construction — $6,900

Paccar Inc. -$6,850

Car Wash Enterprises — $6,600

National Air Traffic Controllers Association — $6,500

Stellar Photonics — $6,300

Source: opensecrets.org

2008 earmark requests

Of the 11-member Washington delegation, Reichert ranked fourth in the amount of earmarked-money he secured.

$19,688,000 — Olympic National Park

$14,760,000 — Columbia River channel improvements

$3,600,000 — eMagin Corporation, ultra-high resolution display for Army medicine

$2,952,000 — Puget Sound and adjacent waters restoration

$2,340,000 — Mud Mountain Dam fish passage

$2 million — Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, malaria vaccine development

$1,784,000 — Mount Rainer National Park

$1,626,000 — Duwamish and Green River basin

$1,600,000 — Outdoor Research, U.S. Army extended cold weather clothing system

$1,462,000 — Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, facilities and equipment

$1,410,000 — City of Bellevue

$1,410,000 — Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative

$1,279,000 — Puget Sound near-shore habitat restoration

$800,000 — Cascade Designs, self-inflating MARPAD sleep pad

$738,000 — Proton Beam Therapy (Washington)

$735,000 — Welcome center on state Highway 410

$502,000 — Regional barley gene mapping project (Oregon)

$500,000 — Pierce County

$500,000 — Washington State University

$492,000 — King County biogas and nutrient reduction project

Source: Sunlight Foundation, Taxpayers for Common Sense

2007 ratings

The numbers reflect the percent of times Reichert voted in line with each interest group's positions on certain legislation.

65 percent — National Journal conservative rating (he was more conservative than 65 percent of House members on economic, social and foreign policy issues)

0 percent — NARAL Pro-choice America

83 percent — Humane Society of the United States

"D" — National Taxpayers Union

17 percent — American Civil Liberties Union.

60 percent — National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

48 percent — The American Conservative Union

"A" — National Education Association

80 percent — Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

85 percent — League of Conservation Voters

50 percent — Children's Defense Fund

56 percent — Family Research Council

"B-minus" — Gun Owners of America

54 percent — AFL-CIO

100 percent — American Academy of Family Physicians

52 percent — Service Employees International Union

Source: Project VoteSmart

Key endorsements

United States Chamber of Commerce

Washington State Patrol Troopers Association

Seattle-King County Association of Realtors

Source: Reichert campaign

Previous stories

Top cop seeks Congress beat

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040825&slug=reichert25e

Freshman GOP congressman has fans on both sides of aisle

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20060626&slug=reichert26m

Abortion issue has Reichert walking a tightrope

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003327649_abortion28m.html

Reichert's shade of "green" depends on issue

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20060927&slug=reichertenviro27m