Washington's 9th congressional district
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The Ninth Congressional District of Washington encompasses a long, somewhat narrow area in western Washington that largely follows Interstate 5 through the densely-populated central Puget Sound region, from Olympia in the south to Renton in the north. Since 1997, the Ninth has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Adam Smith, a Democrat from SeaTac.
Established after the 1990 census, the Ninth District is Washington's newest congressional district. It was a classic swing district for much of the 1990s. The first representative from the Ninth, Democrat Mike Kreidler, was defeated after one term by Republican Randy Tate; Tate, in turn, was defeated after one term by Smith. Kreidler currently serves as the state insurance commissioner, and Tate went on to succeed Ralph Reed as executive director of the Christian Coalition. Since being first elected in 1996, Smith has established a moderate voting record and has turned the formerly contentious district into a relatively safe seat. He won reelection easily in the 2006 election.
[edit] Representatives
| Representative | Party | Term |
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| Myron Bradford "Mike" Kreidler | Democratic | 1993 – 1995 |
| Randy Tate | Republican | 1995 – 1997 |
| Adam Smith | Democratic | 1997 – present |
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