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Jennifer Dunn was a Republican of substance. In the year after her party surrendered the Senate and House, and in which Republicans seem to be flaking off the national administration like rust, it is especially fitting to recall this state's most prominent Republican woman. The retired six-term congresswoman, who died Tuesday night, was an optimist. She named one of her sons Reagan, after her favorite politician, and she had some of her hero's sunny demeanor. Maybe it fooled some people, but inside she had the will of a rugged politician. William Safire of The New York Times once wrote, "Why...

Former Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn dies 09:28 AM PDT on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 KING5.com staff Jennifer Dunn SEATTLE - Former Washington State Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn has died, her family announced Wednesday. Dunn, 66, collapsed from a pulmonary embolism in her Alexandria, VA apartment and never regained consciousness, her son, King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn, said in a press release. She passed peacefully surrounded by family. Dunn, member of the House of Representaives from 1993 to 2005, representing Washington's 8th Congressional District. On her retirement in 2005, President Bush said "She is a superb legislator and a strong leader who has...

SEATTLE, WA – U.S. Representative Jennifer Dunn issued the following statement regarding John Kerry’s visit to Washington: "John Kerry continued campaigning on his platform of pessimism and gloom yesterday ironically talking down the economy in a state that created one third of the nation’s jobs last month. After 11 straight months of job creation totaling more than 1.5 million, our nation’s economy is surging forward and the chilling policies of John Kerry will prevent further progress. Before he criticizes our rebounding economy he should explain how his multiple votes for tax increases on the middle class will keep our economy...

Sheriff Dave Reichert is a devout Christian and a true Republican who opposes gay marriages and abortion. He would bring a cop's perspective and national name recognition to Washington, D.C., all of which he says will benefit the 8th Congressional District. Standing between Reichert and that prize -- Jennifer Dunn's seat in Congress -- are at least two Republican foes in the primary election, then a Democrat in November. Reichert is confident. ``I know we are going to win,'' he said. He was busy attending several Republican caucuses Tuesday night on the Eastside and in south King County. Reichert said...

Washington reaps benefits of No Child Left Behind By Jennifer Dunn Special to The Times As public servants — and more importantly parents and grandparents — we have few greater priorities than ensuring a quality education for our children. Just over two years ago, President Bush signed into law the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act. This landmark legislation has not only resulted in sweeping increases in federal education funding throughout the nation, but also produced educational progress and opportunities for students in our schools. Washington state has benefited greatly as a result of this legislation, receiving more than $1.6...

King county sherrif Dave Reichart has announced he will run to fill the Congressional seat being vacated by Jennifer Dunn. This is a very large district in western Washington, stretching from almos Edmonds north to Mt. Rainier south

Sadly, Jennifer Dunn is announcing her retirement. Lady has way too much class to be a politician! Just announced on KING-5 Seattle

OLYMPIA — U.S. Rep. Jennifer Dunn, Washington state's senior Republican in Congress and a favorite of the Bush White House, told The Associated Press tonight that she's retiring from politics. Dunn, 61, who had been courted by President Bush to run for the U.S. Senate this fall, said she has decided to serve out her sixth House term and then retire from public life. She cited family considerations — she's newly remarried — and a desire for one more career after politics. She endorsed no successor in her Republican-leaning 8th District in Seattle's eastern suburbs. "It's time for me to...

Former computer industry executive Alex Alben has launched a bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Jennifer Dunn in the 8th congressional district. Dunn has held the seat for 12 years. The 45-year-old Mercer Island resident said he'll emphasize jobs and economic growth in his campaign. Alben said he has the right combination of business sense and progressive values that will resonate in the 8th, which ranges from Bellevue to Mount Rainier National Park, including Issaquah, Sammamish, Mercer Island and part of Redmond and Renton. He's an intellectual property attorney who spent 10 years in the local high-tech industry, most recently as...

US Congresswomen Champion Women's Issues in IraqBy Lawrence MorahanCNSNews.com Senior Staff WriterOctober 27, 2003 (CNSNews.com) - Iraqi women are fed up with being treated as second-class citizens and are ready to play a more vital role in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq, a congresswoman who took part in a recent fact-finding tour of the country told CNSNews.com. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) said an all-women bipartisan congressional group conducted a tour of Iraq this week to examine, among other issues, the plight of women in Iraq. "Some people will call it women's issues," McCarthy said in a teleconference call from Kuwait. "I...

WASHINGTON — George Nethercutt is contemplating the seemingly impossible as he considers a run for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Patty Murray. But he has handled the seemingly impossible before. In 1994, the Republican from Spokane toppled House Speaker Tom Foley, the first time a sitting speaker was sent home since 1860. Now, with a possible run in 2004, Nethercutt is toying with the idea of piercing the Cascade Curtain, the barrier splitting Washington politically and geographically. No Senate candidate from Eastern Washington has done it in 70 years. No matter, Nethercutt says: "Voting is an emotional act. And the...

Slightly more than half of New York Democrats don't want Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2004, according to a poll released Thursday. The former first lady has finished first in national surveys of Democrats when she is included in the crowded field, although she has indicated she has no plans to run. Asked if they wanted Clinton to run, 54 percent of New York Democrats said no and 43 percent said yes in a poll conducted by the Marist Institute. Questioned about the senator's plans, Clinton's spokesman, Philippe Reines, said his boss, "is going to serve...

By Warren Cornwall Seattle Times Eastside bureau Jennifer Dunn News that Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn might leave the seat she's held through six elections is putting the political ambitions of several Eastsiders in the spotlight. While the Bellevue Republican says she is no longer in the running for a job with an airline lobbying group, reports that she might take the job prompted several people to start positioning themselves for the seat — including King County Councilman Rob McKenna and state Sen. Dino Rossi. Yesterday Dunn confirmed that she's under heavy pressure from her party and the White House to run...