Dan Swecker

June 6, 2008 - 2:03pm

This Week's Winners & Losers

By Politicker Staff

The losers lose big this week with illegal infants, electile dysfunction and one U.S. Representative that just can’t catch a break. Here are the Winners & Losers for June 6, 2008.

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  • June 6, 2008
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    Barack Obama, Chris Gregoire, Dan Swecker, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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    Dave Reichert, babies, Voters & Political Parties
    • May 27, 2008 - 12:44pm

    Swecker to undergo heart surgery

    By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

    Sen. Dan SweckerSen. Dan SweckerState Sen. Dan Swecker (R-Rochester), the Senate Republican Caucus Vice Chair, was hospitalized over the weekend after experiencing a "cardiac episode" at his home on Saturday, according to a press release from the caucus.

    Swecker was found to have a congenital heart valve abnormality and will require open heart surgery, which is likely to take place Wednesday or Thursday in Olympia.

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    March 28, 2008 - 12:16pm

    Former Rep. Kirby to challenge Sen. Swecker in 20th

    By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

    Former Rep. Neal Kirby (R-Centralia), who represented Northeastern Washington's 7th District in 1990, announced today that he will be challenging Sen. Dan Swecker (R-Rochester). 

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    March 19, 2008 - 3:29pm

    Flood relief politics still at high mark

    By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

    On the heels of a heated back and forth between state Democrats and Dino Rossi over Lewis County flood relief policies in the last week, the bickering continues today on the pages of The Olympian. In an editorial today, the newspaper highlighted the relief funding efforts by three Democratic legislators in the 22nd District, Sen. Karen Fraser (D-Thurston County), Rep.

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