United States US Senator Education: Warren received a Navy scholarship to and graduated from Oregon State University in Chemical Engineering. Before college he was a national guards- man and after graduation served eighteen years as a commissioned naval officer and received training in nuclear - biological - chemical defense and deep sea diving. Occupation: Warren commercially fished for salmon in Washington and Alaska for forty plus years and currently is working as a casual longshoreman at the Tacoma and Seattle ports. Professional Qualifications: Warren’s military service, mental and physical strengths, life experiences, hard work. Plus willingness to accept difficult tasks qualifies him to meet the challenges of this office. Personal Information: Warren is a single man of excellent health with an active Warren E. Hanson mind, spirit and body. He is the father of three healthy daughters with two excellent Democratic sons-in-laws, three grandchildren and one additional young lady, a mother of four, PMB 444 who is like a fourth daughter. 4320 196th St SW Community Involvement: Warren has served in many church capacities, as a Red Cross Board Member and is a frequent blood donor. Lynnwood, WA 98036 Personal Views: Warren will work forcefully to secure our boarders, to drastically (425) 418-2736 reduce illegals, to be more selective in legal entries and to solve the many problems that interfere with a good life for all citizen Americans. Education: Occupation: Professional Qualifications: Personal Information: Community Involvement: Personal Views: Washington state is a great place to live and raise a family. We must preserve and build on the things that make us strong. As your U.S. Senator I believe we must put the priorities of Washington state first and take care of our own. Put- ting Washington State First. I will continue to work to strengthen our schools, lower healthcare costs, preserve our environment, and promote innovations that help our people and our economy. Creating Jobs. I’m working to hold our trading partners Patty Murray accountable and pass tax incentives to help keep jobs here. I’ve secured funding for Democratic transportation projects which both creates jobs and grows our economy. Taking Care PO Box 3662 of Our Own. Investing in port security, our Northern Border, and our police and Seattle, WA 98124 firefighters have always been an important part of my work. Our troops deserve a (206) 286-9199 plan for the war against terrorism that brings them home safely. As the first woman on the Senate Veterans Committee, I’m fighting to make sure our troops and their families get the support and respect they deserve. I am honored to be your voice as Washington’s U.S. Senator, I ask for your vote and support to continue working to put Washington State first. Email: [email protected] Website: www.pattymurray.com THE ABOVE STATEMENTS WERE WRITTEN BY THE CANDIDATES, Primary Election 2004 WHO ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE 13 FOR THE CONTENTS THEREIN. United States US Senator Education: Occupation: Professional Qualifications: Personal Information: Community Involvement: Personal Views: Dr. Said was born in Haifa-Palestine (Israel) in 1938. His back- ground is of Palestinian-Arab with Islamic faith; he holds one of the highest medi- cal degrees in the U.S. including three board certifications in family practice, internal medicine and geriatrics. Dr. Said has been active in politics with the Demo- cratic Party for twenty-four years. He was at one time or another, a delegate at county and state conventions, vice chairman of Grant County Democrats Party, Mohammad H. Said member of national platform committee etc. He has run several times for public Democratic office including governor in 1996. He has traveled extensively overseas trying to PO Box 40 diffuse crisis and avoid conflicts between the United States and the Arab-Muslim world. He has participated on international satellite television particularly on Ephrata, WA 98823 Aljazeera. Dr. Said is conservative on family, social, federal-state government (509) 754-4689 issues, but liberal on issues concerning environment, defense, foreign policy etc., in contrast to Senator Murray. Dr. Said believes that Israel has been dragging us into conflicts with the Arab-Muslim world, costing us countless losses on economic and human sacrifices for the last 56 years, and will continue unless we support a one state resolution where Israelis and Palestinians can live in a secular united country, like ours. Email: [email protected] Website: www.drsaid.net THE ABOVE STATEMENTS WERE WRITTEN BY THE CANDIDATES, Primary Election 2004 WHO ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE 14 FOR THE CONTENTS THEREIN. United States US Representative, 6th Congressional District Education: Educated in Bremerton-area elementary and secondary schools, Rep. Dicks graduated from the University of Washington in 1963. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University Of Washington School of Law in 1968. Occupation: U.S. Congressman, 6th District Professional Qualifications: House Appropriations Committee, senior member. Appro- priations Subcommittees: Interior, Ranking Democratic Member; Military Construc- tion; Defense. Select Committee on Homeland Security. Homeland Security Subcommit- tees: Infrastructure & Border Security; Intelligence & Counterterrorism. Personal Information: Born December 16, 1940, Rep. Dicks is married to Suzanne Dicks. They have two children, David and Ryan. Community Involvement: Congressman Dicks is a member of the: Congressional Norm Dicks Advisory Council of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation; Board of Advisors of the Democratic National Bureau of Asian Research; Washington State Bar and District of Columbia Bar Associations; Council on Foreign Relations; Puget Sound Naval Bases Associa- PO Box 1663 tion; Honorary member of Rotary and Kiwanis clubs in his district. Tacoma, WA 98401 Personal Views: Norm Dicks is focused on the issues we care about: Protecting our (253) 272-5884 watersheds and restoring critical salmon habitat. Developing a comprehensive, long term transportation plan. Rebuilding and revitalizing our cities, ensuring that they are attractive to business and offer safe and affordable housing. Assisting our seniors in obtaining the prescription drugs they require. Norm Dicks. The experience, the leadership we need. Email: [email protected] Website: www.normdicks.com THE ABOVE STATEMENTS WERE WRITTEN BY THE CANDIDATES, Primary Election 2004 WHO ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE 15 FOR THE CONTENTS THEREIN. United States US Representative, 8th Congressional District Education: Stanford; Stanford Law Occupation: Former Real Networks VP for Government Affairs Professional Qualifications: Business leader with 12 years of experience building local companies and balancing budgets. Personal Information: My wife Ellen and our two children live on Mercer Island. Community Involvement: Boys and Girls Club; YWCA; Youth-Theatre Northwest. Personal Views: We need to put America back on the right track, fight for our values and make the right investments in our future. My values are clear and firm: Protect a woman’s right to choose. Support Civil Liberties and revise the Patriot Act. Affordable health care. Our tax system must reward hard-working Americans, not just the wealthy. As a parent, I understand we must fully fund Head Start, invest in Alex Alben public schools, and make college affordable. We must pass a National Energy Policy Democratic to invest in clean energy sources, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and protect 1611 116th Ave NE our air and water for future generations. I’ll work to reduce our national debt to Ste 107 safeguard Social Security and Medicare. I have consistently opposed the war in Iraq, Bellevue, WA 98004 which has weakened our alliances and our national unity. It’s time to address real (425) 454-3100 terrorism threats by funding port security and controlling the spread of nuclear weapons. Email: [email protected] Website: www.alben2004.com Education: BA English, Cornell University Occupation: CBS Radio Commentator, KIRO AM Talk Show Host (on leave) Professional Qualifications: As a host and commentator on KIRO, I have debated public policy issues for 17 years. I am well known by most of the local and state politicians I’ll be working with as a congressman. I am respected for researching issues, and using careful questioning to determine the truth. I have reported from Moscow, Prague, East and West Berlin, Jerusalem, Ground Zero, and Baghdad. Personal Information: Married to Patricia for 31 years with two daughters, Caitlin and Emilie; Lived in district for 26 years Community Involvement: Drove food bank van for 21 years; Emceed numerous charity and civic events Dave Ross Personal Views: Spread freedom by example, not firepower. Real national security Democratic requires a strong military, and a less arrogant foreign policy. Government has no PMB 163 business controlling any woman’s reproductive choices. Schools need well-paid 7683 SE 27th St teachers who care not only about creating good employees, but good citizens. Social Mercer Island, WA security is a promise; Wall Street is a gamble. Illness should not lead to bankruptcy. 98040 Clean air and water are not optional. Using common sense to find common ground (425) 454-1320 is how I’ve earned my living and my reputation, and it’s how I hope to earn your vote. Email: [email protected] Website: www.daveross2004.com THE ABOVE STATEMENTS WERE WRITTEN BY THE CANDIDATES, Primary Election 2004 WHO ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE 16 FOR THE CONTENTS THEREIN. United States US Representative, 8th Congressional District Education: Occupation: Professional Qualifications: Personal Information: Community Involvement: Personal Views: Thank you for voting for me before and allowing me to carry the Democratic Banner. I’m running for Congress to work for you. You deserve a repre- sentative who tells the truth and helps find hopeful solutions to issues that face the middle class. The truth is our education systems are failing. We see that in outsourced jobs and struggling students. Americans know the power of education to improve our community. For every dollar we invest in education, America reaps Heidi Behrens- a ten-fold benefit.