Dave Reichert is a U.S. Representative from the 8th Congressional District in Washington State. First elected in 2004, he has been appointed to the House Ways and Means Committee, the President’s Export Council, and the National Security Solutions Group, as well as several subcommittees. Before becoming a congressman, Reichert served with the King County Sheriff’s Department for over 30 years. During his law enforcement career Reichert led the task force to find the Green River Killer, and later wrote a book about his experience. http://reichert.house.gov/Biography/

In 2008, the Lifetime Movie Network broadcast The Capture of the Green River Killer, a two-part movie based on Reichert’s book Chasing the Devil: My Twenty Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2004312432_greenriver30.html In March 2010 he underwent emergency brain surgery to treat a subdural hematoma. He had been hit in the head with a branch while chopping firewood. Questions about his fitness for duty arose as campaign season escalated later that year. To quell the concerns, the attending physician for Congress wrote a letter in early October 2010 confirming Reichert's clean bill of health.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013082446_reichert06m.html In November 2010 Reichert was elected to a fourth term in Congress, beating his opponent Suzan DelBene by a margin of approximately 4%.http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?ElectionID=37&JurisdictionTypeID=3&JurisdictionID=154&ViewMode=Results

David George Reichert was born in Minnesota, but his family moved to Washington State in 1951. He attended Concordia Lutheran College in Portland, Oregon where he met his future wife, Julie. After graduating with an A.A. degree, Reichert joined the U.S. Air Force Reserve in 1971 and served through 1976.http://reichert.house.gov/Biography/

In 1972 Reichert joined the King County Sheriff’s Department. He served as sheriff from 1997 to 2004, becoming the first sheriff to be elected rather than appointed in 30 years.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008009206_candidate%20profile%20reichert.html http://reichert.house.gov/Biography/In 1982 he was the lead investigator on what would become the Green River Killer case. His investigation spanned two decades before culminating in the arrest of Gary L. Ridgway in 2001. Ridgway was finally convicted in 2003 and in 2004 Reichert released his firsthand account of the case, Chasing the Devil.http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040721&slug=reichert21m

The book release coincided with his candidacy for U.S. Representative in 2004. He defeated opponent Dave Ross to take the seat left vacant by the retirement of Jennifer Dunn, who had held it for 12 years.http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20041104&slug=eighth04e

Following his election, he became the sixth freshman representative in history to be named chairman of a subcommittee.http://www.davereichert.com/inner.asp?z=1 He has been appointed to the House Ways and Means committee, as well as subcommittees on Trade, Social Security, and Oversight. Reichert also serves special groups and councils including the President’s Export Council, Congressional Children’s Health Care Caucus, and National Security Solutions Group.http://www.davereichert.com/inner.asp?z=1http://reichert.house.gov/Biography/