The answer to the question of “Why David Reichert?” will surely be interesting.
http://reichert.house.gov/about-me/full-biography
Elected sheriff of King County, WA, law enforcement background and caucus member.
110th Congress
Reichert was a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, the Subcommittee on Border Maritime and Global Counter-terrorism, and the Ranking Minority Member on the Subcommittee on Intelligence Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment. He was a member of the House Committee on Science and Technology. Also, he was a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, with membership on the Subcommittee on Aviation and Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.[14]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Reichert