Schmidt, Koster pull ahead of incumbent Dems
Herald Net - Jerry Cornfield - August 25, 2010
Republicans Dave Schmidt and John Koster are now leading their respective primary races against incumbent Democrats.

Schmidt, a former state lawmaker trying to regain his seat in the state Senate, pulled ahead of Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, in the latest tally of votes posted Tuesday by the Snohomish County Auditor...

GOP candidate Dave Schmidt for state Senate in District 44
Seattle Times - August 3, 2010
A STUBBORN economic downturn has turned the most progressive voices into deficit hawks and opponents of new taxes going forward. Former state legislator Dave Schmidt was already there four years ago, when he lost his Senate seat in southwest Snohomish County's 44th District.

The Times endorsed Schmidt in 2006, and he is still the choice among three candidates trying to deny Democratic state Sen. Steve Hobbs a second term...

Can GOP be a player in Olympia again?
Seattle Times - Andrew Garber - May 22, 2010
It's cold and drizzly as Dave Schmidt practically jogs from house to house in a middle-class Mill Creek neighborhood, urging people to elect him as their next state senator in District 44.