In 1986, he became involved with politics for the first time, earning a term on the Queen Anne (Seattle) community council.

[2] White worked at the law firm of Perkins Coie for 11 years prior to being elected to Congress in 1994.

[3] He participated in the YMCA's Indian Guides program and was a law explorers advisor to the Boy Scouts of America.

Running on an anti-abortion platform, spoiler Bruce Craswell's third party candidacy cut into the traditional Republican base.

[7] From 2001 to 2005, White served as president and CEO of TechNet, a bipartisan group that lobbies on behalf of technology companies.