Congressman Dave Reichert Delivers Well-Received Remarks At Republican Leaders Conference III


Participants at the Republican Leaders Conference also had the opportunity to hear from NEA and WEA recommended Congressman Dave Reichert, a Republican from Washington State who has fought hard for educators in his years in Congress. Congressman Reichert shared with the RLC attendees stories from his life before Congress, when he served as the Sheriff who eventually caught the notorious serial murderer known as the Green River Killer.

Reichert spoke about his passion for education and his strong belief that high-stakes testing should be deemphasized. As someone who struggled early in his very-successful career with high-stakes testing, Reichert said that he believes that educators must have other tools to use to determine whether a student is meeting his or her goals. This statement was met with a round of applause from the audience.