Eighth Congressional District of Washington

Randolph I. Gordon is a Democrat from Bellevue, Washington. As of 2005, he is running a campaign to unseat U.S. Representative Dave Reichert in the 8th District in Washington. He owns his own law firm and is an Adjunct Professor at Seattle University School of Law. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major parties in the United States. ... Location Location of Bellevue within King County, Washington, and King County within Washington. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rep. ... State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire (D) Senators Patty Murray (D) Maria Cantwell (D) Official languages None Area 184,824 km² (18th)  - Land 172,587 km²  - Water 12,237 km² (6. ... Seattle University is a private, co-educational Jesuit Catholic university in the United States. ...

Early Life

Education

• 1975 B.A. University of Michigan with High Honors and High Distinction
• 1978 J.D. Harvard Law School

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Career

In 1978 he started his law practice at the law firm Riddell, Williams, Bullitt & Walkinshaw of Seattle, Washington. [1] Then in 1983, he became a principal in the law firm Casey Gordon Davis, P.S. from 1983 to 2002. This practice emphasized trial practice, business and commercial litigation, products liability and plaintiff personal injury, toxic tort and chemical exposure litigation, mediation and arbitration, court-appointed special master. In 1995, he was the appellants’ counsel in Birklid v. Boeing, 127 Wn.2d 853, a landmark case where he represented seventeen workers that were exposed to toxic phenol compound fumes. The case determined that knowledge of a hazardous condition constitutes 'deliberate intention'. [2]. Since 2002, he is a principal of the Bellevue, Washington law firm Gordon Edmunds Elder PLLC where his specialties are Mediation and Arbitration, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury Law, Toxic Exposure Law, and Products Liability. [3] 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Downtown Seattle skyline City nickname: The Emerald City Location Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Government County King Mayor Greg Nickels NP/Democrat ¹ Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 369. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Phenol, also known under the old name carbolic acid, is a colorless crystalline solid with a typical sweet tarry odor. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location Location of Bellevue within King County, Washington, and King County within Washington. ...

Also, since spring term 1999, he has taught as an Adjunct Professor at the Seattle University School of Law, where he specializes in products liability and remedies. [4] 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Seattle University is a private, co-educational Jesuit Catholic university in the United States. ...

Pro-Bono Work

• Eastside Legal Assistance Program (volunteer lawyer)
• American String Project (board member)
• Pacific Northwest Ballet (member of the Barre)
• Eastside YMCA (Parent-Child Program leader)
• Washington State Karate Association (Counsel)
• USA-National Karate-do Federation (Presiding Officer of National Board of Review; General Counsel)
• Washington State Bar Association (Special District Counsel)
• Hearing Officer; Governor, 8th Congressional District)
• Lake Bellevue Water Quality Association; and others.

Honors and Awards

• Invited on three occasions in the last five years to give the Commencement Address to the graduating case
• 1993, 2003 Outstanding Faculty Award
• Board of Student Advisers
• The Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
• Founded the still extant orientation program
• Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year
• Branstrom Prize
• Bain-Swiggett Prize for poetry
• James B. Angell Scholar
• 1998 Public Justice Award
• 2001 Professionalism Award
• 2001 President's Award
• 2005 Rising Star of the Democratic Party
• Three times received the Washington Law & Politics "Super Lawyer" award by peer selection

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Views

Healthcare

• Advocated for better, safer health care on I-336 and against the destructive I-330

Social Security

• Argues that Social Security rests on a foundation of shared moral precepts, such as the conviction that “a person’s health shouldn’t depend on their wealth.” The program is “one of the great institutions that has stood for the principle of the common welfare” since its establishment in 1935 [5]

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Speeches

Memberships and Affiliations

• East King County Bar Association (Trustee, Vice President, President)
• King County Bar Association (East King County Trustee)
• Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (Governor, 8th District; Liaison to State Bar)
• Bellevue Kiwanis

Family

• Randy Gordon has two daughters, Katie (20) and Becky (17), and a step daughter Brittany (19).

Also See

Darcy Burner Eighth Congressional District of Washington Darcy Gibbons Burner is a Democrat from Carnation, Washington. ...

External Links

• Randy Gordon for Congress
• Reichert faces competition for 8th District seat Dean A. Radford King County Journal September 14, 2005
• 2 Democrats enter race for Congress Ashley Bach Seattle Times September 14, 2005
• Two Democrats already have Reichert in their sights The Associated Press the News TribuneSeptember 15, 2005
• Democrats aim to pick up more seats in Congress State's majority party goes on the offensive against Republicans David Ammons Seattle Post-Intelligencer September 19, 2005

• Washington Congressional Races in 2006