Rick Bart

Republican Rick Bart, the former Snohomish County Sheriff running for Congress in District 2, has just launched his campaign website, http:http://www.electrickbart.com.

He is running against incumbent Rick Larsen, who is currently in the news for endorsing Barack Obama Thursday.  Larsen's website is http://www.ricklarsen.org/.

U.S. Rep. Rick LarsenRepublican candidate Rick Bart may be a former sheriff, but he doesn't have all the law on his side. Today the Washington State Patrol Troopers Association endorsed incumbent U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen for Congress in the 2nd District.

"Endorsing Congressman Rick Larsen again was an easy decision for the Troopers Association board," said Tom Pillow, President of the Washington State Patrol Troopers Association. "He has been a friend with an open ear and open door during his entire tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, always supporting public safety issues that are critical to every officer's personal and professional lives."

SNOHOMISH -

No, Sir Mix-A-Lot hasn't moved to Snohomish County. There's a new posse in town with Sheriff Rick Bart and his supporters seeking the 2nd District Congressional seat.

Any 2nd CD voters out there want to be in a posse?

Former Snohomish County Sheriff Rick Bart has finalized the date of his campaign kickoff, and he is calling for his posse to show up in force for their deputizing.

The event will take place next Tuesday, April 15th at 7:00 PM at the Buzz Inn Restaurant at Harvey Field in Snohomish.  read more »

Former Snohomish County Sheriff Rick Bart (R-Arlington) is running for U.S. House in the 2nd District in part because he just isn't ready to call it quits on public service. Bart spent his entire 35 year law enforcement career in the Snohomish County Sheriff's office before term limits forced him out of his job as Sheriff.  read more »

Beginning Monday morning, PolitickerWA will launch a series of profiles of the nine candidates who have announced their intention to challenge an incumbent member of Congress in 2008. Every weekday morning for the next nine days PolitickerWA will publish a profile of a challenger. The schedule, which starts in Eastern Washington and moves counterclockwise around the state, is below:  read more »

Yesterday Sound Politics blog announced that the long-running rumor that former Snohomish County Sheriff Rick Bart will run for Congress in the 2nd District is true. Bart has decided to announce his entry into the race next week in Snohomish. That news was confirmed today by Snohomish County GOP Chair Geri Modrell.

Seattle Times' David Postman reported yesterday that Rick Bart, the former Snohomish County Sheriff recently pushed out of office by term limits, is likely to challenge Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Arlington) for his Congressional seat in the 2nd District that covers Northwest Washington.