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Dino Rossi is a family man with a wife and four children.<ref>Kara L. Kraemer. [http://www.examiner.com/x-42947-Yakima-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m5d26-YES-Dino-Rossi-has-decided-to-run YES! Dino Rossi has decided to run!], examiner.com, May 26, 2010.</ref>

Dino Rossi is a family man with a wife and four children.<ref>Kara L. Kraemer. [http://www.examiner.com/x-42947-Yakima-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m5d26-YES-Dino-Rossi-has-decided-to-run YES! Dino Rossi has decided to run!], examiner.com, May 26, 2010.</ref>

==Contract from America==

 

===Contract from America===

Dino Rossi is the first and only Senate candidate in Washington to sign the [[Contract from America]], which has also been signed by [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Party]] favorites [[Marco Rubio]], [[Rand Paul]] and [[Sharron Angle]], as well as being promoted by many national Tea Party groups. From the Dino Rossi campaign website:

Dino Rossi is the first and only Senate candidate in Washington to sign the [[Contract from America]], which has also been signed by [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Party]] favorites [[Marco Rubio]], [[Rand Paul]] and [[Sharron Angle]], as well as being promoted by many national Tea Party groups. From the Dino Rossi campaign website:

{{Cquote|I am joining the thousands of Americans who have signed the Contract from America because I believe we need to return fiscal discipline to Washington, DC. These ten commonsense provisions, taken from America to Washington, DC, will help restore fiscal sanity, end our out of control debt, and keep the American Dream alive for generations to come.<ref>Tom Forbes. [http://nwdigest.com/politics/07-15-2010/breaking-dino-rossi-signs-contract-from-america/ Breaking: Dino Rossi Signs “Contract From America”], ''Northwest Digest'', July 15, 2010.</ref>}}

{{Cquote|I am joining the thousands of Americans who have signed the Contract from America because I believe we need to return fiscal discipline to Washington, DC. These ten commonsense provisions, taken from America to Washington, DC, will help restore fiscal sanity, end our out of control debt, and keep the American Dream alive for generations to come.<ref>Tom Forbes. [http://nwdigest.com/politics/07-15-2010/breaking-dino-rossi-signs-contract-from-america/ Breaking: Dino Rossi Signs “Contract From America”], ''Northwest Digest'', July 15, 2010.</ref>}}

==Rossi on Health Care==

===Health Care===

Dino Rossi has expressed opposition to President [[Barack Obama|Barack Obama's]] appointment of [[Donald Berwick]] as the new [[health care]] administrator. Dino Rossi is opposed to [[ObamaCare]], including the tax hikes and health care rationing that will be a direct result of it.  

Dino Rossi has expressed opposition to President [[Barack Obama|Barack Obama's]] appointment of [[Donald Berwick]] as the new [[health care]] administrator. Dino Rossi is opposed to [[ObamaCare]], including the tax hikes and health care rationing that will be a direct result of it.  

{{Cquote|At the very least, the people’s elected representatives should have had the opportunity to question Donald Berwick to ensure he will not impose health care rationing for those Americans, often among the most vulnerable in our country, who rely on Medicare and Medicaid.<ref>http://www.dinorossi.com/rossi-opposes-recess-appointment-of-health-care-rationing-advocate/</ref>}}  

{{Cquote|At the very least, the people’s elected representatives should have had the opportunity to question Donald Berwick to ensure he will not impose health care rationing for those Americans, often among the most vulnerable in our country, who rely on Medicare and Medicaid.<ref>http://www.dinorossi.com/rossi-opposes-recess-appointment-of-health-care-rationing-advocate/</ref>}}  

==Endorsements==

===U.S. Senate Polls===

* U.S. Senator Dr. [[Tom Coburn]] (R-OK) endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi.<ref>http://www.dinorossi.com/u-s-senator-dr-tom-coburn-endorses-dino-rossi/</ref>

 

==U.S. Senate Polls==

On May 28, 2010, [[Rasmussen Reports]] released the latest telephone survey of Likely Voters in Washington, which found Murray with 48% support while Rossi earned 47%. Two percent (2%) preferred some other candidate in the race, and four percent (4%) were undecided.<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/washington/election_2010_washington_senate Election 2010: Washington Senate], ''[[Rasmussen Reports]]'', May 28, 2010.</ref> In the final week of polling in May, according to a non-partisan [[University of Washington]] survey, Republican candidate Dino Rossi pulled ahead of incumbent Democrat Patty Murray for Washington state's U.S. Senate race. That was the same week Rossi announced his candidacy.<ref>Linda Thomas. [http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=646&sid=329300 Poll: Dino Rossi pulls ahead of Patty Murray], MyNorthwest.com, Jun 07, 2010.</ref>

On May 28, 2010, [[Rasmussen Reports]] released the latest telephone survey of Likely Voters in Washington, which found Murray with 48% support while Rossi earned 47%. Two percent (2%) preferred some other candidate in the race, and four percent (4%) were undecided.<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/washington/election_2010_washington_senate Election 2010: Washington Senate], ''[[Rasmussen Reports]]'', May 28, 2010.</ref> In the final week of polling in May, according to a non-partisan [[University of Washington]] survey, Republican candidate Dino Rossi pulled ahead of incumbent Democrat Patty Murray for Washington state's U.S. Senate race. That was the same week Rossi announced his candidacy.<ref>Linda Thomas. [http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=646&sid=329300 Poll: Dino Rossi pulls ahead of Patty Murray], MyNorthwest.com, Jun 07, 2010.</ref>