Rod switched from the US Senate race to State senate because there are plenty of people running against Patty Murray, but no one was running against Jean Berkey in Washington's 38th District. To see a Democrat run unopposed in his own district was not acceptable.

5-15-2010 Rod Rieger ends race for US Senate and is now running for Washington State Senate 38th district Position 1

3-25-2010 UHC is all about control of the people according to Rep John Dingell

03-05-2010 The Austrian business cycle theory views credit cycles as the inevitable consequence of excessive growth in bank credit, exacerbated by inherently damaging and ineffective central bank policies, which cause interest rates to remain too low for too long, resulting in excessive credit creation, speculative economic bubbles and lowered savings.

"I love the top 2 primary. It forces the party to follow the people, rather than the people following the party". Rod Rieger

UW Tacoma forum introductory speech click here

01-27-2010 Obama Campaigned Against Spending Freeze What a joke. Obama should start by rolling back the raise given to congress and then giving congress a pay cut.