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High-Tech Executive to Run for Congress Against Jennifer Dunn
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| Contributor | Stephen Yellin |
| Last Edited | Stephen Yellin Sep 22, 2003 06:08am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Seattle Times |
| News Date | Monday, September 22, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | He'll be running as a Democrat, and he's part of the Democrats' plan to expand the playing field.
He's been a high-tech executive, he climbs mountains. Why not take on six-term Rep. Jennifer Dunn, R-Bellevue, and try to get elected as a member of Congress?
House Democrats think that's what Alex Alben, 45, should do.
Alben, who retired this month from RealNetworks, agrees, describing himself as a "more socially progressive" but pro-business candidate with a background in intellectual-property law.
The Mercer Island resident said he would focus on expanding the 8th District's high-tech industries and exploring how the federal government could act as a catalyst for jobs and growth.
Alben's candidacy embodies the Democrats' strategy this year of expanding the playing field: While Dunn won re-election last year with 60 percent of the vote, Democrats argue they have a prime opportunity in a district that has been trending Democratic.
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., won the district in 1998, and in 2000, Democrat Al Gore edged out George W. Bush in the state.
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