David George Reichert (born
August 29 1950) is an
American politician. He has served since 2005 as
Republican congressional representative of the Eighth
Congressional District of
Washington state. Reichert defeated
KIRO-AM
talk show host
Dave Ross in the
2004 Congressional elections, receiving 51% of the vote, replacing retiring Republican representative
Jennifer Dunn. Previously, he was the
King County Sheriff from 1997 to 2004.
Before he began his career as a politician, Reichert was a detective with the Seattle Police Department, and a member of the Green River Task Force, which was formed to track down the so-called "Green River serial killer." He and partner Robert Keppel extensively interviewed Ted Bundy from 1984 until Bundy's execution in 1989 to develop a psychological profile of the killer.
Reichert was one of only five Republicans to vote against federal intervention in the Terri Schiavo case.
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