Reichert,
running
for
his
fifth
term
in
the
House
of
Representatives
from
Washington
state’s
eighth
congressional
district
—
newly
expanded
to
include
463MW
of
installed
wind
capacity
—
introduced
legislation
last
autumn
to
extend
the
expiring
wind-energy
production
tax
credit
(PTC)
for
four
years,
earning
him
one
of
16
USA
Wind
Jobs
Champion
awards
from
the
American
Wind
Energy
Association.
But
the
silver-haired
former
sheriff
of
King
County
faces
a
challenger
for
his
party’s
nomination
from
his
right
in
political
newcomer
Keith
Swank,
who
describes
himself…
