Rick White (politician)

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Richard Alan White (born November 6, 1953) is an American politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented the First Congressional District of Washington as a Republican.

White was born and raised in Bloomington, Indiana. He attended prestigious Dartmouth College and studied abroad at the University of Paris. White received his law degree from Georgetown University in 1980. He was first hired as a clerks to Washington Federal Court of Appeals Judge Charlie Clark and later became a successful attorney. In 1986, he dabbled in politics for the first time, earning a terms on Queen Anne City Council.

White first won election to the House in 1994 against Democrat Maria Cantwell. Part of White's campaign focused on his being married while Cantwell was a single female. However, while in Washington he divorced his wife. White served on the Committee on Energy and Commerce and sponsored the Internet Protection Act. He won re-election for a second term in 1996, but was defeated by Democrat Jay Inslee in 1998, and was believed to be one of the Republicans removed from office due to his vote in favor of President Bill Clinton's impeachment.

White became CEO of TechNet, the technology industry lobbying group, based in Palo Alto, California. In early 2005 left that position, and was considering another run against Maria Cantwell in 2006. But he chose instead to drop out of the race and endorse Republican Mike McGavick.

On March 17, 2007 Seattle Times reported, "Former Republican congressman Rick White, one of three candidates the Republicans have submitted to replace John McKay as U.S. attorney for Western Washington, cannot practice law in the state."^[1] Currently, the McKay firing is part of the Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy.

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Preceded by Maria Cantwell (D)

U.S. Representative from Washington District 1 1995 – 1999

Succeeded by Jay Inslee (D)