[3] He also worked on George H. W. Bush's re-election campaign and co-chaired the Oregon delegation to the Republican National Convention in both 1992 and 1996.
He won the Republican primary for Oregon's 1st congressional district that year with 51% of the vote and took on one-term incumbent Elizabeth Furse in the general election.
[4] While Furse was initially seen as an underdog, Witt's right-wing views and connection to the OCA made the race heavily competitive, and he lost by 0.12% in a year which saw Republicans gain 54 seats in the House, despite carrying every county in the district besides Multnomah.
[5] In 2000, Witt faced a tight reelection bid against Democrat Mitch Greenlick but prevailed by a 1.6% margin.
[9] He faced Democrat Charlie Ringo, a fellow state representative, and lost the general election by nearly 10 points.