Brian Baird



Brian Norton Baird, a Democrat, previously represented the Third Congressional District of Washington in the U.S. House of Representatives 1999-2011. (map) He chose not to run for another term.

The House seat went Jaime Herrera (R) who beat Denny Heck (D).

Iraq War
Baird voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.

Environmental record
For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Transparency legislation
Rep. Baird sponsored House Resolution 688, which would amend "the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet for 72 hours before consideration by the House, and for other purposes." The bill has 34 other co-sponsors, and was referred to the House Rules Committee in February 2006.

National Science Foundation support
On April 17, 2007, Baird introduced the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007, which would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010 for the National Science Foundation, among other things. On May 2, 2007, the House passed the bill 399-17.

Bio
Born in Chama, New Mexico March 7, 1956, he attended the University of Utah (B.S. 1977) and the University of Wyoming (M.S. 1980), completing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology (1984). He taught as a professor at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.

Congressional career
He was elected to the House in 1998 after being defeated in a prior bid in 1996. Baird handily won his fourth term in the election held on 2 November 2,2004 by a margin of about 2-to-1, carrying even conservative Lewis County, Washington.

2006 elections
In 2006, Republicans nominated Michael Henry Messmore to face Baird in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006)  Baird retained his seat.

Money in politics
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Committees

 * House Committee on Budget
 * House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 * Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
 * Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines
 * Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
 * House Committee on Science and Technology
 * Subcommittee on Environment and Energy
 * Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
 * Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, Chair

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

 * House Committee on Budget
 * House Committee on Science
 * Subcommittee on Research
 * Subcommittee on Environment Technology and Standards
 * House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 * Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
 * Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines
 * Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

Boards and other affiliations

 * American Psychological Association, member
 * Amnesty International, member
 * National Organization for Women, member

Contact
DC Office: 1421 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-3536 Fax: 202-225-3478 Web Email Website

District Office- Olympia: 120 Union Avenue, Suite 105 Olympia, WA 98501 Phone: 360-352-9768 Fax: 360-352-9241

District Office- Vancouver: O.O. Howard House 750 Anderson Street, Suite B Vancouver, WA 98661 Phone: 360-695-6292 Fax: 360-695-6197

2008 campaign contact information
Official Baird for Congress campaign website

Baird for Congress P.O. Box 5016 Vancouver, WA 98668

Resources

 * Official website
 * Campaign website
 * Technorati Search: Brian Baird
 * Google News Search: Brian Baird
 * Yahoo! News Search: Brian Baird
 * Power Trips: How much did Brian Baird travel?
 * Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

 * Democracy for Vancouver (www.d4v.org)
 * Baird Watch

Articles

 * Staff, "Rep. Baird says he'll join effort to eliminate Electoral College," The Daily News, September 15, 2004.
 * "Congress votes, but doesn't know what for," Lebanon Express, December 1, 2004.
 * Alicia Mundy, "Baird is D.C.'s Stand-up Guy," The Seattle Times, October 10, 2005.
 * News Release: "Rep. Baird Votes NO on Partisan War Resolution," Office of Rep. Brian Baird, June 16, 2006.
 * FOIA Gras, "Brian Baird’s Statement on Escalation in Iraq," Democracy for Vancouver, January 11, 2007.
 * Jim Snyder, "Congressman seeks to end K Street-Wall Street linkage," The Hill, January 1, 2006.
 * "Iraq Troop Surge Debate : Brian Baird - No Vote," YouTube, July 7, 2007.
 * Brad Shannon, "Baird sees need for longer U.S. role in Iraq," The Olympian, August 17, 2007.
 * "Baird now sees need for U.S. troops in Iraq," Associated Press (The Seattle Times), August 18, 2007.
 * Matt Corley, "Baird Turns To Conservative Media To Push New, Pro-Escalation Iraq Position," Think Progress, August 27, 2007.
 * Joe Sudbay, "Last night, George Bush's new best friend, Rep. Brian Baird, met Jon Soltz from VoteVets and a lot of angry constituents," AMERICAblog, August 28, 2007. re VoteVets.org
 * CyberPastor Ed, "Vets for Freedom - First Night," Do The Right Thing Blog, September 17, 2007. Vets for Freedom guest speakers: Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Ga.); General, U.S. Army (Ret.) Jack Keane: and Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.)
 * Michael Mannske, "Live Blogging Vets on the Hill," Look True North Blog, September 17, 2007. Speakers: Fred Kagan, Pete Hegseth, Wade Zirkle, Jack Keane, Brian Baird

Speeches

 * Keynote Address to 2004 Integrity in Science Conference