Norman D. Dicks

Norman D. Dicks

Norman DeValois Dicks (born December 16, 1940 in Bremerton , Washington ) is an American politician . Between 1977 and 2013 he represented the state of Washington in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Norman Dicks attended Bremerton High School until 1959 and then studied at the University of Washington in Seattle until 1963 . After studying law at the same university and being admitted to the bar in 1968, he began to work in his new profession. Politically, Dicks became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1968 and 1976 he was on the staff of US Senator Warren G. Magnuson .

In the 1976 congressional election , Dicks was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of his state , where he succeeded Floyd Hicks on January 3, 1977 . His mandate was confirmed in all subsequent elections up to 2010 ; even in the 2010 election, which was a loss for the Democrats, he received 58 percent of the vote. In 2012 he renounced another candidacy and left the Congress on January 3, 2013.

In his first legislative period he became a member of the Approval Committee . He later served temporarily on the Internal Security Committee and on the Intelligence Committee for eight years . Most recently, he was again a member of the Grants Committee and two sub-committees. In 2002, Dicks was one of 81 Democratic Congressmen who voted for the Iraq war . He later changed his mind and called for an end to the war. Dicks is committed to environmental protection measures and nature parks. Many of his plans have so far failed due to a lack of finances. Dicks is married and lives privately in Bremerton.

Web links

• Norman D. Dicks in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)