Norman D. Dicks

Norm Dicks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1977
Preceded by	Floyd Hicks
Personal details
Born	December 16, 1940 (1940-12-16) (age 70) Bremerton, Washington
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Suzanne Callison
Residence	Belfair, Washington
Alma mater	University of Washington
Occupation	Attorney
Religion	Lutheran

Norman DeValois "Norm" Dicks (born December 16, 1940) is the U.S. Representative for Washington's 6th congressional district, serving since 1977. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located in the northwestern corner of the state, and includes most of Tacoma.

Early life, education, and early career

Born in Bremerton, Washington, he attended the University of Washington, where he was a linebacker on the football team, the Huskies, and pledged Sigma Nu Fraternity. He earned a B.A. and a J.D. degree. He then became legislative and administrative assistant to long-serving U.S. Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2006#District 6, United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2008#District 6, and United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010#District 6

In 1976, incumbent Democrat U.S. Representative Floyd Hicks decided to retire to run for a Washington State Supreme Court seat. He qualified for the general election via the blanket primary and won the general election with 74% of the vote against Republican nominee Rob Reynolds.^[1] He won re-election 17 more times and only got less than 58% of the vote in a November general election once (1980).^[2] That year, he defeated Republican nominee Jim Beaver 54% to 46%, the lowest winning percentage and margin of victory in his career.^[3] His second lowest general election winning percentage is 58%, in 1994 and 2010 (both years when Republicans took back the majority).

Tenure

Elected to the House in 1976, he won a coveted seat on the House Appropriations Committee in his first term. He is now a "powerful . . . senior Democrat" on that committee.^[4] He later served for 8 years on the House Intelligence Committee.

On October 22, 2004, Dicks cut the ribbon during the dedication ceremony for the Norm Dicks Government Center in Bremerton, Washington. On June 9, 2007, he presented the 132nd commencement speech at the University of Washington[1]. Recently, Congressman Dicks was given the 2008 Ansel Adams Conservation Award by The Wilderness Society [2].

Congressman Norm Dicks and Major General Howard S. McGee tour Camp Murray, Washington in 1975.

On June 20, 2008, Representative Dicks voted yes on the controversial FISA Amendments Act of 2008. The bill would provide immunity for AT&T, Verizon Communications and other U.S. telecommunications companies against 40 lawsuits alleging that they violated customers' privacy rights by helping the government's NSA electronic surveillance program conduct a warrantless spying program after the September 11th attacks.^[5]

The bill would also:^[6]

• Require FISA court permission to wiretap Americans who are overseas.
• Prohibit targeting a foreigner to secretly eavesdrop on an American's calls or e-mails without court approval.
• Allow the FISA court 30 days to review existing but expiring surveillance orders before renewing them.
• Allow eavesdropping in emergencies without court approval, provided the government files required papers within a week.
• Prohibit the government from invoking war powers or other authorities to supersede surveillance rules in the future.

On May 8, 2008, Norm Dicks voted yes on H.R. 4279: Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007, sometimes called the PRO-IP Act. The PRO-IP Act is an act that would increase both civil and criminal penalties for trademark and copyright infringement. The purposed act would create a new executive branch office, the Office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Representative (USIPER).^[7]

Preliminary punishments involve seizing of pirated copies and the device on which the copies are stored. Hefty fines may also follow.

On October 10, 2002, Norm Dicks was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq but later changed his position and supports an end to the war. With Boeing a major employer in Washington, Dicks has also supported the acquisition of military aircraft on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.

In June 2007, Dicks expressed support for a House of Representatives bill that would increase funding for environmental protection, national parks and conservation by approximately $1.2 billion. In support of the bill, he said "The Bush administration has cut the Interior Department budget over the last six to seven years by 16 percent..."It has cut EPA by 29 percent. It has cut the Forest Service by 35 percent. It has devastated these agencies...We are trying to turn the corner, to bring these agencies back"[3].

Committee assignments

• Committee on Appropriations (Ranking Member)
  • As ranking member of the full committee, Rep. Dicks may sit as an ex officio member of all subcommittees.
  • Subcommittee on Defense (Ranking Member)

Caucus memberships

• International Conservation Caucus (Co-Chair)
• Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus

Electoral history

Washington's 6th congressional district: Results 1976–2010^[8][9]

Year		Democrat	Votes	%		Republican	Votes	%		Third Party	Party	Votes	%		Third Party	Party	Votes	%
1976		Norm Dicks	137,964	73%		Robert Reynolds	47,539	25%		Michael Duane	U.S. Labor	2,251	1%
1978		Norm Dicks	71,057	61%		James Beaver	43,640	37%		Mary Smith	Socialist Workers	2,043	2%
1980		Norm Dicks	122,903	54%		James Beaver	106,236	46%
1982		Norm Dicks	89,985	63%		Ted Haley	47,720	33%		Jayne Anderson	Independent	6,193	4%
1984		Norm Dicks	124,367	66%		Mike Lonergan	60,721	32%		Dan Blachly	Libertarian	2,953	2%
1986		Norm Dicks	90,063	71%		Don McDonald	36,410	29%
1988		Norm Dicks	125,904	68%		Kevin Cook	60,346	32%
1990		Norm Dicks	79,079	61%		Bert Mueller	49,786	39%
1992		Norm Dicks	152,933	69%		Lauri Phillips	49,786	22%		Tom Donnelly	Independent	14,490	7%		Jim Horrigan	Libertarian	4,075	2%
1994		Norm Dicks	105,480	58%		Benjamin Gregg	75,322	42%
1996		Norm Dicks	155,467	66%		Bill Tinsley	71,337	30%		Ted Haley	Independent	5,561	2%		Jim Horrigan	Libertarian	4,075	2%
1998		Norm Dicks	143,308	68%		Bob Lawrence	66,291	32%
2000		Norm Dicks	164,853	65%		Bob Lawrence	79,215	31%		John Bennett	Libertarian	10,645	4%
2002		Norm Dicks	126,116	64%		Bob Lawrence	61,584	31%		John Bennett	Libertarian	8,744	4%
2004		Norm Dicks	202,919	69%		Doug Cloud	91,228	31%
2006		Norm Dicks	158,202	71%		Doug Cloud	63,883	29%
2008		Norm Dicks	205,991	67%		Doug Cloud	102,081	33%
2010		Norm Dicks	151,873	58%		Doug Cloud	109,800	42%

References

1. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=31732
2. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=1900
3. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=50519
4. ^ Carney, Timothy (2011-03-07) Meet the lobbyist who turns 'green' into greenbacks, Washington Examiner
5. ^ Kane, Paul (2008-06-21). "House Passes Spy Bill; Senate Expected to Follow". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/06/20/ST2008062001087.html. 
6. ^ Hess, Pamela (2008-06-20). "House immunizes telecoms from lawsuits". Associated Press. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hJKgeE0Z-SivATjok-utYBdh9wDwD91DU0Q00. 
7. ^ Congress' copyright reform: seize computers, boost penalties, spend money
8. ^ "Office of the House Clerk – Electoral Statistics". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. 
9. ^ "Election Results". Federal Election Commission. http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/electionresults.shtml. 

External links

• Congressman Norm Dicks official U.S. House site
• Norm Dicks for U.S. Congress official campaign site
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
• Profile at SourceWatch
• Norm Dicks Government Center dedication, Eric D. Williams, City of Bremerton, October 24, 2004
• Dicks gets greenie award Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 31, 2008
• Sigma Nu Fraternity

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Floyd Hicks	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 6th congressional district 1977–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by Ed Markey D-Massachusetts	United States Representatives by seniority 10th	Succeeded by Dale Kildee D-Michigan

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Name	Dicks, Norman D.
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Date of birth	December 16, 1940
Place of birth	Bremerton, Washington
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