Will retire at end of current term (announced March 2, 2012)
Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.)
- District: 6th District, West -- Bremerton, Tacoma, Olympic Peninsula
- Residence: Belfair
- Born: December 16, 1940; Bremerton, Wash.
- Religion: Lutheran
- Family: Wife, Suzanne Dicks; two children
- Education: U. of Washington, B.A. 1963 (political science); U. of Washington, J.D. 1968
- Military Service: None
- Political Highlights: No previous office; U.S. House, 1977-2013
- Elected: Elected: 1976 (18th term)
- Committee Assignments: Appropriations - Ranking Member (Defense - Ranking Member)
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State Information: 6th District, West -- Bremerton, Tacoma, Olympic Peninsula
Election History
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| 2010 | general | Norm Dicks (D) | 151,873 | 58% |
| Doug Cloud (R) | 109,800 | 42% |
| 2008 | general | Norm Dicks (D) | 205,991 | 66.9% |
| Doug Cloud (R) | 102,081 | 33.1% |
| 2006 | general | Norm Dicks (D) | 158,202 | 70.6% |
| Doug Cloud (R) | 65,883 | 29.4% |
| 2004 | general | Norm Dicks (D) | 202,919 | 69% |
| Doug Cloud (R) | 91,228 | 31% |
| 2002 | general | Norm Dicks (D) | 126,116 | 64.2% |
| Bob Lawrence (R) | 61,584 | 31.4% |
| John Bennett (LIBERT) | 8,744 | 4.4% |
Vote For President
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
| 2008 | Barack Obama: 57% | John McCain: 40% | |
| 2004 | John Kerry: 53% | George W. Bush: 45% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 52% | George W. Bush: 43% | |
- Durbin to Chair Defense Appropriations Panel
- Lowey Wins Race for Top House Democratic Appropriator
- Democrats Face Tough Decision on Top Appropriations Slot
- Lowey, Kaptur Fight for Appropriations Ranking Member Slot
- West: A Dozen New Players Win the West Coast
- Street Talk: Plum K St. Jobs Scarce in Post-Election Market
- James Clyburn Looks to Ascend in Leadership
- West Region Roundup
- Race Rating Changes: House Map Jells; Senate Still Fluid
- Washington: Suzan DelBene, John Koster Advance in 1st District
- Washington: All Eyes on 1st District Primary
- Senate Adds Dome Restoration Funding
- Michigan: Members Choose Sides in Hansen Clarke-Gary Peters Race
- Groups Fighting Over Architect of the Capitol Funding
- Obama Pitches ‘To-Do’ List at Bill Signing
- Norm Dicks Picks His Spots, Including When to Exit
- Dome Repairs Are Center of Fight
- Campus Notebook: All Smiles at Legislative Branch Markup
- Appropriations Bundling Resisted
- Appropriators Hammer Out Spending Bills
- Washington: Dennis Kucinich Polling Supporters About Move
- Washington: Norm Dicks Endorses Derek Kilmer to Replace Him
- West Region Roundup
- Power Discourages Panel Challenges to Maxine Waters
- Marcy Kaptur Shifts Her Focus to Appropriations Panel
- Marcy Kaptur Defeats Dennis Kucinich in Ohio
- Washington: State Sen. Derek Kilmer Will Run for Norm Dicks' Seat
- Appropriations Ranking Member Norm Dicks to Retire
- Marcy Kaptur, Nita Lowey Seek to Fill Top Democratic Appropriations Spot
- Washington: No Shortage of Successors Looking At Norm Dicks' Seat
- Fed-Heavy Districts Didn’t Get Uniform Voting Bloc
- Approps Panel Regains Status
- Appropriators Optimistic They Can Beat Friday Deadline
- Appropriators Reach $1 Trillion Deal in Principle
- Unrelenting Ed Case Says Mazie Hirono Is D.C. Insider
- Riders Are Key to Endgame Strategy
- Doubts Bedevil Appropriations Conference
- ‘Doing More With Less’ on Oversight
- A Debate Worth Having on Emergency Offsets
- No Rush to Offer Tea Party Solutions
- Democrats Dig In on Spending Bill
- For GOP, Dicks’ ‘No’ Vote Stings
- House Votes Down Government Funding, Disaster Aid Bill
- Clout Is What It’s About: Which States Are Most Powerful?
- Big-Ticket Issues Get Short Shrift
- Government Shutdown Looms in the Fall
- Democrats Are United on Debt Talks, For Now
- In NFL as on the Hill, Teamwork Rules the Plays
- Heard on the Hill: A Look at Their Pocketbooks
- Heard on the Hill: A Very Pricey One-Night Stand
- HOH's One-Minute Recess: A Recipe for Fun — Members and Competition
- Guest List Includes Top Lawmakers From Both Parties
- Panel Lays Down Law: Earmarks Are Over
- House Democrats Want Retroactive Pay for Furloughed Staffers
- Heard on the Hill: Happy 95th Birthday, Mrs. Boggs
- Obama Reaches Out to Nation, Lawmakers on Libya
- Frustration With Obama Builds
- Members Rethink Earmark Ban
- Democratic Leaders Appear Split on CR
- Who Won When Boeing Won? Tony Podesta
- Pelosi Prepares Stopgap Bill to Avoid Shutdown
- Heard on the Hill: Oh, Right. It’s Valentine’s Day!
- Change on the Horizon for House Democrats
- Honda Takes Protective Stance on Legislative Branch Spending
- EADS Wants Its Tanker to Make New Friends
- Divided Government Could Produce Deals
- Senate Staffers Instructed to ‘Attack’ in Gunman Situation
- K Street Files: Ex-Sens. Dorgan, Bennett Open for Business
- HOH's One-Minute Recess: Welcome Wagon
- Democrats Defeat Measure Preventing Dual Approps Roles
- Watt Moves to Prevent Dicks From Holding Dual Gavels
- Promotion Puts Dicks’ Role on Subcommittee in Question
- Steering Taps Dicks for Appropriations
