25 Facts About Dave Reichert

David George Reichert is an American retired police officer and politician who served as the US representative for from 2005 to 2019.

In September 2017, Dave Reichert announced he would retire from Congress after his seventh term.

Dave Reichert unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2024, losing to Democrat Bob Ferguson.

Dave Reichert is the eldest of seven children and a grandson of the town marshal.

Dave Reichert's family moved to Washington in 1951, living first in Renton, then later moving to Kent, where he attended Kent Meridian High School.

Dave Reichert earned an Associate of Arts degree in social work in 1970.

Dave Reichert saw active duty for six months and served until 1976.

Dave Reichert began serving with the King County Sheriff's Office in 1972.

Dave Reichert was a member of the Green River Task Force, formed to track down the "Green River killer".

In 2004, Dave Reichert published the memoir Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer.

In 1971, during his second year in law enforcement, Dave Reichert responded to a domestic violence call in which a knife-wielding man was attempting to kill his wife.

Dave Reichert served as president of the Washington State Sheriffs Association.

Dave Reichert was an executive board member of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

In 2004 Dave 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.

Dave Reichert bowed out of the Republican primary debate because two other candidates had run ads critical of him.

Dave Reichert was a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership.

Dave Reichert was ranked as the 21st most bipartisan member of the US House of Representatives during the 114th congress by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy.

Dave Reichert voted repeatedly for bills to restrict abortions after 20 weeks.

Dave 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"; Dave Reichert had intended to vote in favor of it, but was called away to Washington state following the death of his mother.

Dave 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.

Dave Reichert was one of only 20 Republicans to vote against the American Health Care Act of 2017.

Dave Reichert has voiced personal opposition to same-sex marriage, saying in 2024 that "marriage is between a man and a woman".

Dave Reichert stated that he doesn't intend to restrict same-sex marriage if elected governor during the 2024 gubernatorial election.

Dave Reichert had signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge by the Americans for Tax Reform, a group run by Grover Norquist.

Dave Reichert is married to Julie, whom he met in college.