Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Democrat Representative of Washington's 3rd district

  • Representative

    Washington, district 3

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

June 4, 1988 (36 years old)

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  • American politician and businesswoman
  • Graduated from Reed College with a degree in economics
  • Owns an automobile repair shop with her husband
  • Lost races for Skamania County Commissioner and Public Utility District Commissioner before being elected to Congress
  • Served on the Washington State Democratic Party executive committee and as a member of the Underwood Soil and Water District Conservation board of supervisors
  • Supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
  • Elected as U.S. representative in a notable upset victory, described as “the most stunning political upset in the country this year”
  • Committee assignments include the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Small Business
  • Co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition and member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
  • Campaigned as a moderate Democrat, supporting both abortion rights and Second Amendment rights
  • Opposes an outright ban on assault weapons but supports raising the age to purchase them to 21
  • Voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and the Secure the Border Act
  • Blames inflation on outsourcing jobs and advocates for increased jobs in green industries
  • Played a role in securing federal funding for infrastructure projects and co-sponsored the renewal of the National Landslide Preparedness Act
  • Supports vote by mail and refutes claims of widespread fraud
  • Helped introduce bipartisan right-to-repair bills
  • Voted against a student debt relief plan proposed by the White House
  • Voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act with provisions barring Pentagon spending for abortion and transgender surgeries
  • Lives near Stevenson, Washington, with her husband and child, and identifies as a nondenominational Christian
  • Experienced controversy over delayed property tax payments on her business property