Mary Peltola AK-01Mary Peltola AK-01

Current Position: US House of Representatives from 2022
Affiliation: Democrat

Mary Peltola  previously served as a judge on the Orutsararmiut Native Council’s tribal court, executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Bethel city councillor and member of the Alaska House of Representatives.

A member of the Democratic Party, Peltola defeated former Governor Sarah Palin and Alaska Policy Forum board member Nick Begich in an upset in the August 2022 special election

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Current Position: US House of Representatives from 2022
Affiliation: Democrat

Mary Peltola  previously served as a judge on the Orutsararmiut Native Council’s tribal court, executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Bethel city councillor and member of the Alaska House of Representatives.

A member of the Democratic Party, Peltola defeated former Governor Sarah Palin and Alaska Policy Forum board member Nick Begich in an upset in the August 2022 special election

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Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola  was born in Alaska and raised on the Kuskokwim River in Kwethluk, Tuntutuliak, Platinum, and Bethel. She was just six years old when she began fishing commercially with her father.

At age 24 years old she won her first state election and represented the Bethel region in the Alaska State Legislature.

During her ten years in office she built consensus around budgets that  improved lives in rural Alaska. Since then she has worked as Manager of Community Development and Sustainability for the Donlin gold mine project. More recently, she was Executive Director of the  Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. She  helped mobilize 118 Tribes and rural Alaskans to advocate for the protection of salmon runs in Western Alaska.

Rep. Peltola also served on the Orutsararmiut Native Council Tribal Court and the Bethel City Council, and on the boards of the Nature Conservancy, the Alaska Humanities Forum, the Alaska Children’s Trust, and the Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites in Alaska.

Personal

Full Name: Mary K. Sattler Peltola

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Gene; 7 Children

Birth Date: 08/31/1973

Birth Place: Anchorage, Alaska

Home City: Bethel, AK

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Education

Attended, University of Alaska, Anchorage, 1997-1998

Attended, University of Alaska, Southeast, 1995-1997

Attended, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1994-1995

Attended, University of North Colorado, 1991-1994

Political Experience

Member, Bethel City Council

Representative, United State House of Representatives Alaska, District At-Large, 2022 – Present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Alaska, District District At Large, 2022

Interim Executive Director, Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, 2017 – Present

Representative, Alaska State House of Representatives, 1999-2008

Professional Experience

Legislative Correspondent, ARCS Midday News

Fisheries Technician, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Rural Outreach Coordinator, Boys and Girls Clubs of America

Bethel Coordinator, Coastal Village Services

Partner, Commercial Fisher, Harvest Moon Seafoods, Incorporated

Experience, Community Health Representative

Political Commentator, Tundra Drums Newspaper

Manager Community Development and Sustainability,, Donlin Gold, 2008 – 2014

Lobbyist, Sattler Strategies, 2014 – Present

Legislative Intern, Representative Irene Nicholia, 1996

Offices

Washington DC Office
153 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5765

Anchorage Office
121 West Fireweed Lane, Suite 260
Anchorage, AK 99503
Front desk phone: (907) 921-6575
Office hours: Open 8am-5pm M-F, except on federal holidays

Contact

Email: Government page

Web Links

Politics

Source: none

Election Results

To learn more, go to the wikipedia section in this post.

Finances

Source: Vote Smart

Committees

Committee on Natural Resources

COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE
AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE (VICE RANKING MEMBER)

Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

WATER, WILDLIFE, AND FISHERIES SUBCOMMITTEE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON FEDERAL LANDS

CAUCUSES

Western Caucus
Democratic Women’s Caucus
Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
Problem Solvers Caucus
Blue Dogs (co-chair)
Native American Caucus
Oceans Caucus
Arctic Working Group (co-chair)
Bipartisan House Hunger Caucus
Black Maternal Health Caucus

 

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Wikipedia

Mary Sattler Peltola[1][b] (born August 31, 1973) is an American politician and former tribal judge serving as the U.S. representative from Alaska’s at-large congressional district since September 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a judge on the Orutsararmiut Native Council‘s tribal court, executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Bethel city councilor and member of the Alaska House of Representatives.

A member of the Democratic Party, Peltola defeated former governor Sarah Palin and Alaska Policy Forum board member Nick Begich in an upset in the August 2022 special election to succeed Don Young, who died in March that year.[4] In doing so, she became the first Alaska Native member of Congress and the only Russian Orthodox,[5] as well as the first woman ever to represent Alaska in the House, the first person to have been born in Alaska to serve in the House, and first Democrat since Nick Begich Sr. in 1972. She was reelected to a full term in the regularly scheduled election in November 2022.[6] As of 2023, Peltola is the only Democrat holding statewide office in Alaska.

Early life and education

Peltola is Yup’ik from Western Alaska. She was born in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 31, 1973.[7][4] Her Yup’ik name is Akalleq (transl. the one who rolled).[8][9] Peltola’s father, Ward Sattler, a German-American from Nebraska, moved to Alaska to work as a pilot and teacher.[10][11] Her mother, Elizabeth “LizAnn” Piicigaq Williams, is Yup’ik from Kwethluk.[12] Peltola was raised in the communities of Kwethluk, Tuntutuliak, Platinum, and Bethel.[13] As a child, she traveled with her father around Alaska as he campaigned for Congressman Don Young.[4] As a college student, she worked as a herring and salmon technician for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.[4] Peltola studied elementary education at the University of Northern Colorado (1991 to 1993) and later took courses at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (1994 to 1995), University of Alaska Southeast (1995 to 1997), and University of Alaska Anchorage (1997 to 1998).[10]

In 1995, Peltola won the Miss National Congress of American Indians pageant. In the competition, she performed two Yup’ik dances and wore traditional clothing including a squirrel skin parka, wolf hair headdress, and mukluks.[14]

Early career

In 1996, Peltola was an Alaska Legislature intern. Later that year, she ran for a Bethel region seat, losing to incumbent Ivan Ivan by 56 votes.[4] Peltola worked as the campaign manager for Ivan’s challenger, Independent candidate Willie Kasayulie, in the general election.[15]

Peltola later worked as a reporter.[4]

Alaska House of Representatives (1999–2009)

In 1998, Peltola was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives,[4] after a successful rematch against Ivan in the Democratic primary.[16] She appeared on the ballot under her maiden name, though she was married to Jonathan Kapsner at the time.[17] She was elected and reelected mostly without or with only minimal opposition, with Ivan’s return to challenge her in the 2002 primary the closest contest she faced.[18]

In the House, Peltola served on various standing committees, including Finance, Resources and Health and Social Services.[citation needed] She helped to rebuild the Bush Caucus, a bipartisan group of representatives and senators who represent rural and off-road communities in Alaska.[4][19]

In 2004, Peltola criticized No Child Left Behind Act rules which would impede the continuation of the practice of administering tests in some western Alaskan schools in the native Yupik language.[20]

Peltola authored a law which allowed teachers to be given exemption from jury duty if they work at schools which had failed to meet adequate annual progress. This was signed into law by governor Frank Murkowski in July 2004.[21]

Local offices (2009–2022)

Peltola testifying before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in 2018

Peltola worked as manager of community development and sustainability for the Donlin Creek Mine from 2008 to 2014. In 2010, after incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski lost her party’s primary, Peltola helped run her successful write-in campaign.[4] Peltola was elected to the Bethel City Council in 2011, and served until her term ended in 2013. She was a lobbyist in Alaska from 2015 to 2017.[22] After 2016, Peltola served as executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.[23][4] From 2020 to 2021, she served as a judge on the Orutsararmiut Native Council‘s tribal court.[24][25]

U.S. House of Representatives (2022–present)

Peltola at a Planned Parenthood rally in July 2022

Elections

Peltola during the 117th Congress

2022 special

Main article: 2022 Alaska’s at-large congressional district special election

Peltola was one of the three candidates to progress to the general election of the 50 who ran in 2022 Alaska’s at-large congressional district special election primary to succeed Don Young, and thereby become the fifth representative from Alaska in the U.S. House since statehood.[26] She advanced to the runoff in fourth place, the only Democrat to do so. Al Gross, an independent in third place in the primary, dropped out of the ranked choice runoff, leaving two Republicans remaining, former governor Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III.[27] Gross endorsed Peltola after dropping out of the race.[25] Three Alaska voters filed a losing suit to challenge the decision not to allow Republican Tara Sweeney, the fifth placer in the primary, to advance to the runoff.[28] Sweeney subsequently withdrew her candidacy.[29] Peltola defeated Palin and Begich in the ranked-choice runoff tabulation.

2022

Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
Peltola celebrating her 2022 re-election

Peltola sought a full term in the 2022 general election.[30] She advanced to the general election in first place, receiving 36.8% of the votes in the primary.[31] Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski, running for her fourth term in the U.S. Senate, told Alaska Federation of Natives Convention delegates that she intended to vote for Peltola as her top choice in the 2022 election.[32] Murkowski said: “I do not toe the party line just because party leaders have asked… My first obligation is to the people of the state of Alaska.”[32]

Ahead of the November 2022 election, Peltola announced endorsements from Don Young’s daughters, Joni Nelson and Dawn Vallely, in addition to Young’s former communications director Zack Brown.[33] Various other friends and former staff of Young endorsed Peltola in a formal endorsement letter.[34] Peltola, who received just under 49% of the vote in initial balloting, was declared the winner on November 23, defeating Palin again with 55% of the ranked-choice vote, after those votes cast for her as the second-place choice on ballots of the eliminated third-place candidate, Nick Begich III, were added to her total.[35]

Tenure

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (left) swears in Peltola as her husband, Gene (center), looks on

Peltola was sworn in as Alaska’s U.S. representative on September 13, 2022.[36] Upon her swearing in, Congress had an Alaska Native (Peltola), Native Americans (Sharice Davids, Yvette Herrell, Markwayne Mullin, and Tom Cole), and a Native Hawaiian (Kai Kahele) serving simultaneously for the first time ever.[37] She is the fourth Native woman elected to Congress, after Davids, Herrell, and Deb Haaland.

On September 29, 2022, Peltola passed her first bill through the House. The bill would create an Office of Food Security in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Peltola’s bill passed the House in a 376–49 vote.[38]

During the 2022 United States railroad labor dispute, Peltola was one of eight House Democrats to vote against a bill that would impose a new contract on railroad workers despite several rail unions voting against it. She said she could not support a contract that did not include paid sick days.[39][40]

Peltola supports allowing ConocoPhillips to drill for oil in the so-called Willow project, and urged the White House and the Interior Department to approve the project, which they did.[41][42]

In February 2023, Peltola announced that she had chosen Josh Revak, a former Republican state senator who ran against her in the 2022 special election, to run her Alaska office. Peltola’s congressional staffers include Republicans. Her chief of staff, Alex Ortiz, was chief of staff to her predecessor Don Young.[43] In April 2023, Ortiz left her congressional office to take a position with her campaign in Southeast Alaska.[44]

Political positions

COVID-19 policy

On January 31, 2023, Peltola voted against the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, a bill to lift COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers.[45]

On February 1, 2023, Peltola voted against a resolution to end the COVID-19 national emergency.[46][47]

Environment

Peltola is a supporter of the Willow Project and increased oil development within the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska.[48]

Fisheries

Peltola focused on fisheries in her election campaigns.[49] She supports reforming the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, to better protect fisheries and marine ecosystems. She believes that the act’s focus on “optimum yield” has privileged economic considerations over environmental ones, and supports amending the act to prioritize the environment.[50]

Gun rights

On June 13, 2023, Peltola, along with one other Democrat, Jared Golden of Maine, voted with Republicans for H.J. Res. 44, a bill which attempted to repeal the ATF’s new regulations regarding pistol braces.[51]

Immigration

On February 9, 2023, Peltola voted against a resolution condemning the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, the District of Columbia’s plan to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections.[52][53]

Syria

In 2023, Peltola voted against H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.[54][55]

LGBT rights

On December 8, 2022, Peltola voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act which repealed the Defense of Marriage Act and mandated federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriage.[56] On April 20, 2023, Peltola voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which would have required individuals participating in competitive sports to compete in the category associated with their assigned sex rather than gender identity, calling the bill “bullying”. Referring to the bill’s focus on the transgender community, Peltola stated, “I don’t know why on Earth as adults and national leaders, we’d be piling on and targeting them and trying to make their lives even harder.”[57]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:[58]

Caucus memberships

Personal life

Peltola is the first U.S. Representative from Alaska to be born in the state. She now resides in Bethel. An Alaska Native, Peltola is a tribal member of the Orutsararmiut Native Council.[12] She is a member of the Orthodox Church in America.[5]

Family

She has four biological children and three stepchildren.[60][61]

Her third husband, Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., served as Alaska director for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.[13][60][62] He died on the evening of September 13, 2023, while awaiting rescue following the crashing of a plane he had been flying.[63][64]

Electoral history

Alaska House of Representatives, District 39, Democratic primary results, 1996[65]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticIvan Ivan 1,228 39.6
DemocraticMary K. Sattler1,17237.8
Western Alaska Independent DemocratWillie Kasayulie70122.6
Total votes3,101 100
Alaska House of Representatives, District 39, Democratic primary results, 1998[66]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMary Sattler 1,667 53.41
DemocraticIvan Ivan (incumbent)1,23339.51
Western Alaska IndependentDario Notti2217.08
Total votes3,121 100
Alaska House of Representatives, District 39, election results, 1998[67]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMary Sattler 3,287 72.18
Western Alaska IndependentDario Notti1,21026.57
Write-in571.25
Total votes4,554 100
Alaska House of Representatives, District 39, Democratic primary results, 2000[68]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMary Kapsner (incumbent) 1,201 100
Total votes1,201 100
Alaska House of Representatives, District 39, election results, 2000[69]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMary Kapsner (incumbent) 4,321 97.5
Write-ins1112.5
Total votes4,432 100
Alaska House of Representatives, District 38, Democratic primary results, 2002[70]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMary Kapsner (incumbent) 918 64.51
DemocraticIvan Ivan50535.49
Total votes1,423 100%
Alaska House of Representatives, District 38, election results, 2002[71]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMary Kapsner (incumbent) 3,419 97.28
Write-ins932.72
Total votes3,419 100
Alaska House of Representatives, District 38, Democratic primary results, 2004[72]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMary Kapsner (incumbent) 1,538 100
Total votes1,538 100
Alaska House of Representatives, District 38, election results, 2004[73]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMary Kapsner (incumbent) 3,935 97.84
Write-ins872.16
Total votes3,935 100
Alaska House of Representatives, District 38, Democratic primary results, 2006[74]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMary Sattler Kapsner (incumbent) 1,451 100
Total votes1,451 100
Alaska House of Representatives, District 38, election results, 2006[75]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMary Sattler Kapsner (incumbent) 3,553 97.40
Write-ins952.60
Total votes3,648 100
2011 Bethel City Council election[76]
CandidateVotes%
Joseph A. Klejka50414.35
Mary Sattler44112.55
Richard D. Robb43612.41
Gene Peltola Jr.43412.35
Kent Harding41911.93
Mark Springer3108.82
Eric G. Whitney2838.06
Eric Middlebrook2777.88
Sharon D. Sigmon2737.77
Write-in1363.87

Note: election was to fill four seats with 2-year terms and two seats with 1-year terms. Candidates were given the choice of which to fill on the basis of their vote-count, with the highest vote-getters being given first-preference to decide which length of a term they wanted to fill. Mary Sattler (Mary Peltola), Richard D. Robb, Gene Peltola Jr., and Mark Springer filled two-year terms while Joseph A. Klejka and Kent Harding filled one-year terms.

2022 Alaska’s at-large congressional district special election[77][78]
PartyCandidateRound 1Round 2
Votes%TransferVotes%
DemocraticMary Peltola74,81739.66%+15,46791,26651.48%
RepublicanSarah Palin58,33930.92%+27,05386,02648.52%
RepublicanNick Begich52,53627.85%-52,536Eliminated
Write-in2,9741.58%-2,974Eliminated
Total votes188,666100.00%177,42394.04%
Inactive ballots00.00%+11,24311,2435.96%
Democratic gain from Republican
2022 Alaska’s at-large congressional district election[79]
PartyCandidateRound 1Round 2Round 3
Votes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%
DemocraticMary Peltola (incumbent)128,32948.68%+1,038129,43349.20%+7,460136,89354.94%
RepublicanSarah Palin67,73225.74%+1,06469,24226.32%+43,013112,25545.06%
RepublicanNick Begich III61,43123.34%+1,98864,39224.48%-64,392Eliminated
LibertarianChris Bye4,5601.73%-4,560Eliminated
Write-in1,0960.42%-1,096Eliminated
Total votes263,148100.00%263,067100.00%249,148100.00%
Inactive ballots2,1930.83%+9063,0971.16%+14,76517,0165.55%
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Includes three stepchildren
  2. ^ /pɛlˈtoʊlə/ pel-TOH-lə; née Sattler; Yup’ik: Akalleq; formerly Nelson[2] and Kapsner[3]

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Mary Peltola AK-01

Mary Peltola AK-01

Current Position: US House of Representatives from 2022
Affiliation: Democrat

Mary Peltola  previously served as a judge on the Orutsararmiut Native Council’s tribal court, executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Bethel city councillor and member of the Alaska House of Representatives.

A member of the Democratic Party, Peltola defeated former Governor Sarah Palin and Alaska Policy Forum board member Nick Begich in an upset in the August 2022 special election

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David Schweikert

David Schweikert AZ-01

Current Position: US Representative of AZ 1st District since 2011 (formerly 6th)
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: State Delegate from 1991 – 1994; Maricopa County Treasurer from 2004 – 2007
Other positions:   Senior House Republican Member, U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee
District:   northeast Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Carefree, and Fountain Hills; is majority-white; and is the wealthiest congressional district in Arizona.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
Americans are seeing increased costs every day – from grocery to gas, #Bidenflation is hurting hard-working Americans. Yet Democrats are proposing $3.5 trillion in new spending and tax hikes. @RepDavid

GOP Congressman UNLOADS on Congress over their opposition to nuclear energy

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Eli Crane AZ-02

Eli Crane AZ-02

Current Position: US Representative of AZ 2nd District since 2023
Affiliation: Republican
District:    north eastern part of the state and includes Apache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, and Yavapai counties in their entirety and portions of Graham, Maricopa, Mohave, and Pinal counties. The largest city in the district is Flagstaff.
Upcoming Election:

Eli Crane served in the United States Navy SEALs and co-founded Bottle Breacher, a company that manufactures bottle openers made of 50-caliber shell casings. In the 2022 House elections, Crane defeated incumbent Democrat Tom O’Halleran.

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Ruben Gallego

Ruben Gallego AZ-03

Current Position: US Representative of AZ 7th District since 2015
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Delegate from 2011 – 2014
District:   most of southern, western, and downtown Phoenix, along with a portion of Glendale.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
I guess conservative Twitter has now determined that I have never seen combat.. it’s gonna be weird when they read my book about fighting in Iraq.

Rep. Ruben Gallego discusses impact of Latino vote in Arizona

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Greg Stanton

Greg Stanton AZ-04

Current Position: US Representative of AZ 04 District since 2019 (formerly 9th district)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Mayor, Phoenix from 2011 – 2015; Phoenix City Council from 2000 – 2009
District: entirely within Maricopa County.[4]Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
ICYMI: I secured $50 million for the @usbr
to meet their obligations under the Drought Contingency Plan. The importance of a healthy Colorado River to the West cannot be overstated, and these funds will go a long way to conserve water in Lake Mead.

Congressman Greg Stanton of Arizona joined ‘Good Morning Arizona’ Wednesday morning to discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States and what we can expect in the days, weeks, months, and years to come.

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Andy Biggs AZ-05

Current Position: US Representative of AZ 5th District since 2017
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: State Delegate from 2003 – 2011; US Senator
District:   Gilbert, Queen Creek, southern and eastern Chandler, and eastern Mesa. It is within eastern Maricopa County and northern Pinal County, and includes most of the East Valley.
Upcoming Election

Quotes:
Democrats want to defund the police but spend millions of taxpayer dollars on private security. @RepAndyBiggsAZ

Andy Biggs Thinks Biden Admin Will Back Off Gun Control If Enough People Voice Support For Guns

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Juan Ciscomani

Juan Ciscomani AZ-06

Current Position: US Senator
Affiliation: Republican
District:   all of Greenlee County, most of Cochise County, and parts of Pima County, Pinal County and Graham County. Most of its population resides in suburbs of Tucson, including Oro Valley, Marana, Green Valley, and Vail. 
Upcoming Election:

Juan Ciscomani previously worked as a senior adviser to former Governor Doug Ducey, while also serving as vice chair of the Arizona-Mexico Commission. Ciscomani was chosen to deliver the Republican response to the 2023 State of the Union Address in Spanish.

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Raúl Grijalva

Raúl Grijalva AZ-07

Current Position: US Representative of AZ – 03 since 2003 (formerly 3rd)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Chair, Pima County Board of Supervisors from 1989 – 2002
Other positions: Chair, Committee on Natural Resources
District:   The district stretches along the Mexico–United States border and includes the western third of Tucson, parts of Yuma and Nogales, as well as Avondale and Tolleson in Metro Phoenix
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
I‘ve fought for years to ensure mining companies pay a public royalty, clean up after themselves and treat public resources as a common good. It’s time for mining reform that holds polluters accountable & protects sacred land like the Grand Canyon. Raul M. Grijalva

Rep. Raúl Grijalva on impeachment, USMCA and climate change

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Debbie Lesko AZ-08

Current Position: US Representative of AZ 8th District since 2018
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: State Delegate from 2009 – 2015; State Senator from 2015 – 2018
District:   
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
Dems are pushing to add amnesty to their multi-trillion-dollar spending spree! In the midst of skyrocketing inflation and a worsening border crisis, Dems seem committed to bankrupting our nation, hurting our economy, and prioritizing illegal immigrants over American citizens.

Rep. Debbie Lesko CALLS OUT Joe Biden for Southern Border crisis

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Paul Gosar

Paul Gosar AZ-09

Current Position: US Representative of AZ-09 since 2011 (formerly 4th)
Affiliation: Republican
Other positions:   Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
District:   Western Arizona
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
I have been working on protecting and enhancing our critical mineral supply chain for several years. Why? Almost every modern convenience is dependent upon these minerals. Items like solar panels and photovoltaic cells, wind power turbines, electric vehicles, drones, fighter jets, radios, electronic shielding, combat equipment, batteries, electronics, and lighting all require critical minerals.  Paul Gosar, April 21, 2021

GOP’s Gosar DEFENDS Jan. 6 rioter, says she was ‘executed’

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Doug LaMalfa

Doug LaMalfa CA-01

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 1 since 2013
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: State Senator from 2010 – 2012; State Delegate from 2002 – 2008
Other positions: Ranking Member, Elections and Constitutional Amendments and Natural Resources and Water subcommittees
District:   counties of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, and Tehama, and most of Yuba County. The largest cities in the district are Chico, Redding, and Yuba City.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
“I went to see firsthand the massive amount of organized crime and illegal cartel grow operations overwhelming Siskiyou County. The rapid growth of this criminal enterprise was staggering,” LaMalfa said in a statement. “Just a few years ago the area was sparsely populated with juniper and scrub brush dotting the rocky hillsides at the base of Mt. Shasta. Now, thousands of illegal grows have filled the landscape with large greenhouses.

Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s Chico Airport funding announcement

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Jared Huffman

Jared Huffman CA-02

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 2 since 2013
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Delegate from 2006 – 2012
Other positions: Chair, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife
District:   Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border, and includes all of the portions of Highway 101 within California that are north of San Francisco, excepting a stretch in Sonoma County.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
At a time when we’re seeing unfathomable water shortages, the federal govt shouldn’t be an obstacle to water conservation. My bill w/ @SenFeinstein @SenAlexPadilla @RepJudyChu is a smart solution to encourage water efficiency & build resilient communities.

Congressional Freethought Caucus Panel on Christian Nationalism

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Kevin Kiley CA-03

Kevin Kiley CA-03

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 3 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
District:    Alpine, Inyo, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, and Sierra counties, as well as parts of El Dorado, Sacramento, and Yuba counties. It includes the Sacramento suburbs of Roseville (the district’s largest city), Folsom, Orangevale, Rocklin, and Lincoln, and the mountain towns of Quincy, South Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Mammoth Lakes, and Bishop.
Upcoming Election:

Kevin Patrick Kiley  attorney and former educator who represented the 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2022. Kiley was a candidate to replace California governor Gavin Newsom in the voter-initiated recall election on September 14, 2021.

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Mike Thompson

Mike Thompson CA-04

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 4 since 1999 (formerly 5th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Senator from 1990 – 1996
Other positions: Chair, Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee
District:  all of Lake County and Napa County, most of Yolo County, and parts of Solano County and Sonoma County. Major cities in the district include Davis, Woodland, Napa, Vacaville, and most of Santa Rosa.
Upcoming Election

Quotes:
Met with members of the @nasw
to discuss the importance of improving mental health access and expanding the use of telehealth. Thank you for highlighting this crucial topic.

Our Authority & Trump’s Authority Are in Play | Mike Thompson (Sun, 7-18-21

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Tom McClintock

Tom McClintock CA-05

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 5 since 2009 (previously 4th)
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: State Senator from 2000 – 2008; State Delegate from 1982 – 2000
Other positions:  Member, Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship
District:   The district is located in the northern San Joaquin Valley and central Sierra Nevada.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
DHS, ICE, & CBP officials work tirelessly every day to uphold the rule of law. The left’s push to defund these agencies is reckless. Honored to join my House GOP colleagues in cosponsoring H. Res. 530 which supports the heroes who keep the U.S. safe.

Damage Done to American Workers Through Abuses in Guestworker Programs – Immigration Subcommittee

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Ami Bera

Ami Bera CA-06

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 6 since 2013 (previously 7th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Other positions: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation
District:  the 6th district is entirely in Sacramento County and includes the north side of the city of Sacramento  
Upcoming Election: 

Quotes:
We need a serious investigation into the January 6 insurrection, not a partisan sideshow. Yet, Kevin McCarthy has proven time and again that he’d rather choose political theatrics over seeking the truth. @SpeakerPelosi
made the right decision.

2021 Brain Health Forum – Rep. Ami Bera, M.D.

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Doris Matsui

Doris Matsui CA-07

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 7 since 2005 (formerly 6th)
Affiliation: Democrat
District:   Southern Sacramento County, part of Yolo County, and a tiny portion of Solano County. It includes all of Sacramento south of the American River, including Downtown Sacramento, and its suburbs of West Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Galt. 
Upcoming Election: 

Quotes:
In April, SCOTUS took away a major tool from the @FTC that protected Americans from fraudsters & scammers. Today, I voted to #ProtectConsumers & restore the agency’s powers to return money that was unlawfully taken to people who have been defrauded in Sacramento & nationwide.

Rep. Doris Matsui calls anti-Asian hate a “systemic problem”

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John Garamendi

John Garamendi CA-08

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 8 since 2009 (formerly 3rd)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Lt. Governor from 2007 – 2009; California Insurance Commissioner from 1991 – 2007
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Readiness
District:  arts of the Bay Area counties of Contra Costa County and Solano County, including the cities of Vallejo, Fairfield, Richmond and parts of Martinez. 
Upcoming Election: 

Quotes: 
There’s nothing more important than my sworn duty to keep Californians safe. That’s why I voted to pass the #PFAS Action Act, which will protect Americans from dangerous PFAS chemicals that are currently present in nearly every American’s bloodstream.

 
I Would Support An Impeachment Resolution’ | NBC News NOW

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Josh Harder

Josh Harder CA-09

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 9 since 2019 (formerly 10th)
Affiliation: Democrat
District:   majority of San Joaquin County centered on Stockton
Upcoming Election: 

Quotes: 
Our Dreamers deserve so much better than this and we know exactly how to do it. Let’s stop leaving the fate of our neighbors up to some judge somewhere and actually pass the Dream Act.

In 2014, Bessemer Venture Partners hired Harder in its New York office. He moved back to San Francisco and became a vice president of the company. In 2017, Harder left Bessemer to campaign full-time. He moved back to Turlock and taught business at Modesto Junior College.[

California Rep. Josh Harder talks COVID-19 financial hardships

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Mark DeSaulnierr

Mark DeSaulnier CA-10

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 10 since 2005 (formerly 11th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: US Senator from 2008 – 2015; State Delegate from 2006 – 2008
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
District:   parts of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
Women have been disproportionately impacted by job loss during the pandemic. For those looking to return to the workforce, we must offer the resources that will enable them to do so, including child care & paid family leave.

DeSaulnier worked as a probation officer, truck driver, and hotel services employee. He later owned and operated several restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier talks about the Presidential impeachment inquiry and his local Town Hall events

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Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi CA-11

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 11 since 1987 (formerly 12th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Other positions:   Former Speaker of the House
District:   entirely in San Francisco
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
For more than a decade Dodd-Frank has stood as a pillar of Democrats’ leadership to protect families’ financial security. After reckless actions by predatory lenders & Wall Street ignited the Great Recession, Democrats delivered an historic transformation of our financial system.

Pelosi was born and raised in Baltimore, and is the daughter of mayor and congressman Thomas D’Alesandro Jr.

Nancy Pelosi Holds Press Conference on Jan. 6th Select Committee  | NBC News

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Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee CA-12

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 12 since 1993 (Formerly 13th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Other positions:  Co-Chair Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
District:   Alameda County and includes the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Alameda, Albany, Piedmont, and most of San Leandro.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
@SpeakerPelosi said it: We cannot jeopardize the integrity of the Jan. 6th investigation with people that don’t take it seriously & played a role in threatening our democracy. Nothing will stand in the way of the truth.

Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power | Official Trailer

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John Duarte CA-13

John Duarte CA-13

Current Position: Farmer, businessman of District 13
Affiliation: Republican
District:    all of Merced County; most of the population of Madera County; and parts of Stanislaus, Fresno, and San Joaquin Counties. It includes the cities of Merced, Madera, Ceres, Patterson, Lathrop, Chowchilla, Atwater, Coalinga, and Mendota; as well as the southern parts of both Modesto and Turlock.[
Upcoming Election:

John Scott Duarte is an American politician, businessman, nurseryman, and pistachio farmer. In 1989, Duarte began his career as a vice president of sales for Duarte Trees & Vines, which was founded by his parents in 1988. In 2007, he became the company’s chief executive officer and president.

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Eric Swalwell

Eric Swalwell CA-14

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 15 since 2013 (formerly 15th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Other positions:  Intelligence Modernization and Readiness Subcommittee
District:    Alameda County and includes the cities of Hayward, Pleasanton, Livermore, Union City, Castro Valley, and parts of Dublin and Fremont
Upcoming Election:

Quote: 
When I say “letting democracy die” what does that mean? “Democracy” is not just a concept. It’s concrete. It’s something you own and possess. It’s your right to vote. That right is being taken from Texas voters.

After college, Swalwell returned to California and worked as a deputy district attorney in Alameda County. He was appointed to multiple municipal commissions in Dublin and later served two years on the Dublin City Council.

“Democracy Is On Life Support” According To Rep. Eric Swalwell

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Kevin Mullin CA-15

Kevin Mullin CA-15

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 15 since 2013
Affiliation: Democrat
District:   most of San Mateo County and the southeast side of San Francisco. 
Upcoming Election:

Mullin is the son of Gene Mullin, who served three terms in the Assembly. Before being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was an entrepreneur and served on the city council of South San Francisco, including one year as mayor. He served as speaker pro tempore of the Assembly from 2014 to 2022.

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Anna Eshoo

Anna Eshoo CA-16

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 16 since 1993 (formerly 18th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Other positions:  Ranking Member, Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
District:   portions of Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties, extending from the southwestern San Francisco Bay Area through the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Pacific coast. 
Upcoming Election: 

Quotes: 
During last year’s wildfires, millions were subjected to dirty air and for days, my constituents endured the worst air quality in the world. As climate change makes wildfires more frequent, poor air quality will remain a persistent public health concern in the Bay Area.

 
Policy Talks@Google: Representative Anna Eshoo

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Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna CA-17

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 17 since 2017
Affiliation: Democrat
Other positions:   Oversight Environmental Subcommittee
District:  parts of Alameda County and Santa Clara County. It encompasses the cities of Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Newark, parts of Fremont, and the northernmost and westernmost parts of San Jose.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
The US spends more on defense than the next 11 countries combined. College for All, Medicare for All, public education—this is money we can spend on helping the American people instead of too much for the executives of defense contractors.

Rep. Ro Khanna, Kevin O’Leary debate how Biden’s antitrust crackdown could impact businesses

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Zoe Lofgren

Zoe Lofgren CA-18

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 18 since 1995 (formerly 19th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship
District:    all of San Benito County and parts of Santa Clara and Monterey counties, including Salinas, Hollister, Watsonville, Gilroy, Soledad, and downtown and eastern San Jose.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
A company can simultaneously be helping people get vaccinated & spreading misinformation. When it comes to Facebook, like President Biden, I am concerned about the latter.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren shares what she’s learned after witnessing every modern impeachment inquiry

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Jimmy Panetta

Jimmy Panetta CA-19

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 20 since 2017 (formerly 19th)
Affiliation: Democrat
District:   most of Santa Cruz County and parts of Santa Clara County, Monterey County and San Luis Obispo County
Upcoming Election: 

Quotes: 
Americans deserve a nonpartisan inquiry into the #January6th attack on our democracy. I voted for the independent commission, but that was rejected. Now, we must allow the Select Committee investigation to hold those responsible to account.

Congressman Panetta Speaks on the House Floor in Support of the HOSPICE Act

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Jim Costa

Jim Costa CA-21

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 21 since 2005 (formerly 16th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: State Senator from 1994 – 2002; State Delegate from 1978 – 1994
Other positions:   Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee.
District:    parts of Fresno County and Tulare County. Cities in the district include the majority of Fresno, the north side of Visalia, and all of Sanger, Selma, Kingsburg, Parlier, Reedley, Orange Cove, Dinuba, Orosi, Cutler, Farmersville, Woodlake and Exeter.
Upcoming Election: 

Quotes: 
“This fix will restore and increase funding  to the Crime Victims Fund, which is essential to local agencies that provide life-saving services to victims of all types of crime,” said Rep. Costa, who voted in support of the legislation in the House on March 17, 2021. “This bill retains VOCA’s historic underlying principle that convicted offenders should pay for services that help crime victims and survivors.”

Floor Speech on California Drought Crisis

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David Valadao

David Valadao CA -22

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 21 since 2019
Affiliation: Republican
District:   most of Kings County and parts of Tulare and Kern Counties.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
It’s time we put people before fish. My second amendment would codify the 2019 BiOps, following the most accurate, best available science. Following the science really should be a no-brainer, but the Majority party voted no

California Rep. David Valadao (21st District) votes to impeach President Donald Trump

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Jay Obernolte CA-23

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 23 since 2021 (formerly 8th)
Affiliation: Republican
Other positions: Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of The United States and
Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
District:   Anchored in San Bernardino County, also includes parts of Kern and Los Angeles counties. 
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
The best way to stop wildfires is through comprehensive forest management, but often federal regulations designed to protect our public lands end up preventing actions to protect our communities. I introduced the Salvage Act today to address this problem.

Video games and partisanship: A conversation with new member Jay Obernolte

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Salud Carbajal

Salud Carbajal CA-24

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 24 since 2017
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors from 2004 – 2012
Other positions:  Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
District:    Santa Barbara County, most of San Luis Obispo County, and part of Ventura County. Cities in the district include Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, and Ojai.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
We have been debating infrastructure investment for years and we always come back to ‘how do we pay for it?’ A national infrastructure bank takes partisan politics out of the equation, serving as an additional revenue source to finance current and long-term infrastructure needs.

Extended Interview: Rep. Salud Carbajal

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Raul Ruiz

Raul Ruiz CA-25

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 36 since 2013 (formerly 25th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Physician from 2006 – 2013
District:   all of Imperial County and parts of Riverside County and San Bernardino County. 
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
I am grateful and honored to have earned the vote and confidence of the @HispanicCaucus
members to lead the Caucus through the 117th Congress.

Each summer, I am honored to host incredible interns and fellows who are interested in learning more about how our government works. Thank you to Ariana, Michelle, Ashley, Alexandria, Fatima, Socheata, Isabella, and Christina for your hard work and dedication to serving others

Rep. Raul Ruiz On Improving The Lives Of Hispanic Americans Across Country | The Last Word | MSNBC

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Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley CA-26

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 26 since 2013
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Delegate from 2006 – 2012
District:   located on the South Coast, comprising most of Ventura County as well as a small portion of Los Angeles County.
Upcoming Election:

Brownley served on the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education from 1994 to 2006. During her time on the school board, she served three terms as president.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Julia Brownley, U.S. Representative, 26th District of California

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Mike Garcia

Mike Garcia CA-27

Current Position: US Representative of CA 25th District since 2020 (formerly 27th)
Affiliation: Republican
District:  Most of northern Los Angeles County, including the cities of Santa Clarita, Palmdale, and Lancaster, and parts of the northwestern San Fernando Valley
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
Decades of mismanagement have left our forests as overstocked tinderboxes waiting to burn. I’m taking steps to improve forest management policy by cosponsoring @RepWesterman’s Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2021, which would address the many threats of wildfire. @NatResources

Mike Garcia Asks If “Riots” In Portland, Minnesota Classify As Domestic Terrorism

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Judy Chu

Judy Chu CA-28

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 27 since 2009
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Delegate from 2001 – 2006
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations.
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
District:    San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County and includes portions of Burbank and Glendale.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
#MyNameIs 趙美心 or Zhao-Mei-Shin. It means ‘beautiful heart’ in Mandarin. My grandparents risked it all & came here to offer their kids a better life. Now, their grandchild is the 1st Chinese American Congresswoman. #IWillVote bc Joe & Kamala know our diversity is our strength. @JudyChuCampaign

Rep. Judy Chu of California speaks at the Democratic National Convention

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Tony Cárdenas

Tony Cárdenas CA-29

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 29 since 2013
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Los Angeles City Council from 2003 – 2013; State Delegate from 1996 – 2002
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce
District:   North central San Fernando Valley including the city of San Fernando, as well as the Los Angeles communities of Van Nuys, Pacoima, Arleta, Panorama City, Sylmar, and parts of Sun Valley and North Hollywood.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
In my community, the verdict is in on the reality of climate change. You can see it. You can breathe it. You can feel it. We’ve done work at a local, state and federal level, but we need to do more. The Green New Deal framework is the way forward.

Love, commitment, rehabilitation, and respect | Tony Cardenas | TEDxIronwoodStatePrison

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Adam Schiff

Adam Schiff CA-30

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 28 since 2001 (formerly 3oth)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Delegate for CA-21 from 1996 – 2000
District:    Linda Vista neighborhood of Pasadena, and the Los Angeles area communities of Tujunga, Burbank, Glendale, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Edendale, Park La Brea, Hancock Park, and westside Echo Park. 
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
Our most sacred value – the right to vote – is on the line. @RepHankJohnson
and activists know the stakes. And they’re willing to risk their own freedom to preserve ours. We cannot let that sacrifice be in vain. We must end the filibuster. We must protect our democracy.

Adam Schiff Closing Argument

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Grace Napolitano

Grace Napolitano CA-31

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 32 since 1999
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Delegate from 1992 – 1998
District:  Los Angeles County in the San Gabriel Valley
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
DACA has allowed hundreds of thousands of immigrant youth to build lives here/make tremendous contributions to their communities & our economy. While no heartless ruling can change this fact, enough is enough! Time to deliver permanent protections/pathway to citizenship is now!

2019 Champion of Mental Health – Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano

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Brad Sherman

Brad Sherman CA-32

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 30 since 1997 (formerly 32nd)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: California Board of Equalization from 1991 – 1997
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets
District:  Malibu and the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades, Beverly Glen, Bel Air, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Woodland Hills, West Hills, Canoga Park, Winnetka, Reseda, Encino, Chatsworth, Northridge, Brentwood, North Hills, as well as the south side of Granada Hills.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
The House passed two important bills I helped to introduce, H.R. 826 and H.Res. 294. Both support reunions for the 100,000 or more Americans who are still divided from family members in North Korea.

Sherman Highlights Threats Posed to Americans and U.S. Financial System by Cryptocurrencies

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Pete Aguilar

Pete Aguilar CA-33

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 31 since 2015 (formerly 33rd)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Mayor Redlands from 2006 – 2014
District:   centered on San Bernardino
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
This shouldn’t just be a bipartisan committee, it should be a nonpartisan committee. We will hold a fair and fact-based investigation in pursuit of the truth. That’s what the American people deserve and it’s what our oath requires. A Committee Member

Congressman Pete Aguilar: We need a path to citizenship and the American public is behind us

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Jimmy Gomez

Jimmy Gomez CA-34

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 34 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
District:   The district is almost entirely within the City of Los Angeles and includes the following neighborhoods in Central, East, and Northeast Los Angeles: Boyle Heights, Chinatown, City Terrace, Cypress Park, Downtown Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, El Sereno, Garvanza, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Koreatown, Little Bangladesh, Little Tokyo, Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights, Monterey Hills, Mount Washington, and Westlake.
Upcoming Election:

Before entering electoral politics, Gomez was a labor organizer, serving as the legislative and political director for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health-Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) and the political representative for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

 

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Norma Torres

Norma Torres CA-35

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 35 since 2015
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions:  State Delegate from 2008 – 2013; Mayor Pomona from 2006 – 2008
District:   in the Inland Empire, including the communities of Chino, Eastvale, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, and Upland.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
I’m greatly thankful to be recognized by @Forbes_CA
as one of the #100MostPowerfulWomen in Central America – it’s an honor to be among these women that are making a difference.

Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) On HHS Border Facility, Immigration | Ayman Mohyeldin | MSNBC

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Ted Lieu

Ted Lieu CA-36

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 36 since 2015 (formerly 33rd)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: State Senator from 2011 – 2014; State Delegate from 2005 – 2010
District:    The 36th district is located primarily in the South Bay and Westside regions of Los Angeles.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
At the end of the day, we are all Americans.

White House officials and close allies of the president have expressed confidence that it is possible to “out-organize voter suppression.” That may be true. But we can’t out-organize gerrymandering. Want to see chaos? Speaker McCarthy. That’s why we need a filibuster exception.

Rep. Lieu on why the Senate should convict Trump

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Sydney Kamlager-Dove CA-37 1

Sydney Kamlager-Dove CA-37

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 37 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
District:  The district includes Culver City, Inglewood, and the City of Los Angeles neighborhoods of Mid City, Century City, Beverlywood, View Park-Windsor Hills, Pico-Robertson, Exposition Park, University Park, Vermont Knolls, West Adams, Leimert Park, Jefferson Park, Vermont Square, Ladera Heights, Hyde Park, Crenshaw, and Baldwin Hills.
Upcoming Election:

Sydney Kai Kamlager-Dove previously served in the California State Senate, representing the 30th district. She has also served in the California State Assembly and as a trustee for the Los Angeles Community College District. She received her Master’s in arts management from the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University.[3] Her mother is actress Cheryl Lynn Bruce and her stepfather is artist Kerry James Marshall.[

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Linda Sánchez

Linda Sánchez CA-38

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 38 since 2003
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position:
District:   suburban eastern Los Angeles County and Orange County, California
Upcoming Election:
Other positions: Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
Vice Chair, Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus (Vice Chair)

Quotes: 
We can keep families together, grow our economy and protect workers, and effectively manage our borders. The #USCitizenshipAct will do just that. And I’m proud to sponsor it.

Rep. Linda Sanchez on new immigration reform bill presented by Democrats

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Mark Takano

Mark Takano CA-39

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 39 since 2013 (formerly 41st)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: English Teacher from 1990 – 2013
Other positions: House Veterans Affairs Committee
District:    parts of Riverside County, including Jurupa Valley, Riverside, Moreno Valley, and Perris.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
In 2012, I became the first openly gay person of color elected to Congress. Today I’m serving as Speaker Pro Tem as the House prepares to vote on the #EqualityAct. I’m thinking of those who marched and built a movement to protect the lives of LGBTQ+ people and expand our rights.

Rep. Mark Takano of California speaks at the Democratic National Convention

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Young Kim CA-40

Current Position: US Representative of CA 40th District since 2021 (formerly 39th)
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: State Delegate from 2014 – 2016
District:   Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties. 
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
More reckless federal spending is not the answer. It will only drive up inflation and lead to increased taxes, and debt. This reckless spending is irresponsible and unproductive. As a result, American taxpayers will be left with the check.

Rep. Young Kim (R-CA): ‘I believe I am the future of the Republican Party’

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Ken Calvert

Ken Calvert CA-41

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 41 since 1993 (Formerly 42nd)
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: Real Estate Industry from 1975 – 1999
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Defense
District: includes the cities of Palm Springs, Menifee, Calimesa, Norco, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta, and most of Corona  
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
In my op-ed in today’s Washington Times I explain how we can build infrastructure quicker and at a lower cost while maintaining environmental protections.

Rep. Ken Calvert delivers remarks on on Speaker Pelosi’s $3 trillion wish list.

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Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters CA-43

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 43 since 1991
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Delegate from 1976 – 1990
District: southern part of Los Angeles County and includes portions of the cities of Los Angeles (including LAX) and Torrance.   
Upcoming Election:

Other positions:
Chair, Committee on Financial Services
Chief Deputy Whip

Quotes: 
Today is #NelsonMandelaDay! Had he lived, he would be 103 yrs old. As a legislator in California, I was able to have a bill signed that divested Calif. pension funds from corporations doing business in South Africa. We got Mandela released from prison & ended apartheid!

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Nanette Barragán

Nanette Barragán CA-44

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 44 since 2017
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Hermosa Beach City Council from 2013 – 2015
District:    The district is centered in South Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Harbor Region.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
Great to see @VP Harris meeting with #DACA recipients today and make clear the urgency in getting to a permanent solution. #HomeisHere for these talented individuals and Congress must act to support a permanent pathway to citizenship.

Rep. Nanette D. Barragán Asking Acting DHS Secretary About Immigration Policy

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Michelle Steel

Michelle Steel CA-45

Current Position: US Representative of CA 45th District (formerly 48th)
Affiliation: Republican
Candidate: 2023 US Representative for District 45
Former Position: Orange County Board of Supervisors from 2015 – 2021
District:  Based in Orange and Los Angeles counties and includes all of Garden Grove, Westminster, Cerritos, Buena Park, Placentia, Hawaiian Gardens, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Artesia, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, and La Palma, as well as parts of Brea, Lakewood, and Fullerton.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
As an immigrant whose parents fled a communist government, freedom and democracy are very personal to me. The authoritarian regime in Cuba is committing atrocious human rights violations against the protestors, and must be held accountable.

 
Michelle Steel Condemns Communism, Praises Cuba Protesters

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Lou Correa

Lou Correa CA-46

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 46 since 2017
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: State Senator from 2006 – 2014; Orange County Board of Supervisors from 2004 – 2006; State Delegate from 1998 – 2004
Other positions: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, & Accountability
District:  Based in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Stanton, as well as parts of Orange and Fullerton.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
Ds & Rs are working together to pass the #EqualAct & reform drug sentencing laws. We must eliminate policies that have disproportionate effects on different groups. Our decades-long war on drugs must turn to treatment and cure, as opposed to incarceration.

Rep. Lou Correa’s full questioning of Corey Lewandowski | Lewandowski hearing

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Katie Porter

Katie Porter CA-47

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 47 since 2019 (formerly 45th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Lawyer from 2001 – 2019
District: Orange County to contain Irvine, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Seal Beach
Upcoming Election: US Senate candidate

Other positions:
Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Government Operations

Quotes: 
Big Pharma says they need to charge astronomical prices to pay for research and development. Yet, the amount they spend on manipulating the market to enrich shareholders completely eclipses what’s spent on R&D. Today, I confronted a CEO about the industry’s lies, with visuals

Katie Porter’s “Whiteboard of Justice”

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Darrell Issa

Darrell Issa CA-48

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 48 since 2021 (formerly 50th district)
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: Businessman from 1980 – 2001
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
District:  San Diego County  
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
The solution is not for Twitter to suspend many of my Democrat colleagues and much of the White House staff for their serial misinformation over social media. The solution is for Big Tech to end its war on free speech.

Congressman Darrell Issa reacts to President Biden’s first joint address to Congress

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Mike Levin

Mike Levin CA-49

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 49 since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Trade Association Executive from 2002 – 2017
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
District: covers the northern coastal areas of San Diego County, including Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad, and Encinitas, as well as a portion of southern Orange County, including San Clemente, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Ladera Ranch, and Coto de Caza.
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
NEWS! I’m excited to announce the formation of my @SpentFuelCaucus. Spent fuel is an important issue for residents here in #CA49, and I’m eager to work with other Members who have similar situations in their districts. (P.S. go and give us a follow for updates on our progress).

Mike Levin Discusses Priorities, Issues In 49th Congressional Race

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Scott Peters

Scott Peters CA-50

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 50 since 2013 (formerly 52nd district)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: San Diego City Council from 2000 – 2008
District:  San Diego County includes coastal and central portions of the city of San Diego, including neighborhoods such as Carmel Valley, La Jolla, Point Loma and Downtown San Diego; the San Diego suburbs of Poway and Coronado; and the campuses of schools such as the University of California, San Diego (
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
We cannot afford to wait any longer to address climate change through aggressive & practical strategies. Our health, livelihoods & futures depend on it. (3/3) Follow the link below to read more about the METHANE Act & my other 2021 climate priorities.

Rep. Scott Peters will work to repeal Trump Tax Cuts if reelected

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Sara Jacobs CA-51

Current Position: US Representative of CA 51st District since 2021 (formerly 53rd district)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Philanthropist from 2012 – 2021
Other positions:   Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations, and Global Corporate Social Impact
District: Central and eastern portions of San Diego, as well as eastern suburbs such as El Cajon, La Mesa, Spring Valley, and Lemon Grove. 
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
Congressman John Lewis was a relentless fighter for justice and an optimist who fought to bring our country closer to its unfulfilled promises. It was an honor to take part in the christening of the USNS John Lewis and celebrate his memory this weekend.

Representative Sara Jacobs: President Biden’s address “gave us reasons” to feel hopeful

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Juan Vargas

Juan Vargas CA-52

Current Position: US Representative of CA District 52 since 2023 (formerly 51st district)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: State Senator from 2010 – 2019; State Delegate from 2000 – 2006
District:  Southwestern portions of San Diego County. Cities in the district include National City, Chula Vista and most of Imperial Beach. 
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
It is such an honor to be at the historical 59th Inaugural Ceremony, alongside my youngest daughter. Today, we are celebrating a historic win for girls, and women of color, who will finally see themselves represented in the White House.

Rep. Juan Vargas explains why he voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump

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Diana DeGette

Diana DeGette CO-01

Current Position: US Representative of CO-01 since 1997
Affiliation: Democrat
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation – Committee on Energy and Commerce
District:  all of the City and County of Denver, and the Denver enclaves of Glendale and Holly Hills. 
Upcoming Election:

Quote:
We have just reintroduced our bill to ban high-capacity gun magazines. There’s no reason why any civilian needs a gun magazine that holds more than 10 rounds. This legislation will save lives and Congress needs to act immediately. April 14, 2021

Rep. Diana DeGette argues that Trump’s words led supporters to Capitol on Jan. 6
Feb. 11, 2011

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Joe Neguse

Joe Neguse CO-02

Current Position: US Representative of CO-02 since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Other positions:  Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship
National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands subcommittee
District:  northwestern suburbs of Denver including Boulder and Fort Collins. The district also includes the mountain towns of Vail, Granby, Steamboat Springs, and Idaho Springs.  
Upcoming Election:

Quote:
Voting rights can’t wait. The Senate must pass the For the People Act & John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act — and exempt legislation on constitutional rights from the filibuster to make it happen. Let’s make the #JohnLewisRule a reality.  Aug. 1, 2021

Rep. Neguse delivers closing remarks for Trump impeachment trial

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Lauren Boebert

Lauren Boebert CO-03

Current Position: US Representative of CO-02 since 2021
Affiliation: Republican
Other positions: Co-Chair of the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus
Vice-Chair, Congressional Western Caucus
District:  takes in most of the rural Western Slope in the state’s western third portion, with a tendril in the south taking in some of the southern portions of the Eastern Plains. It includes the cities of Grand Junction, Durango, Aspen, Glenwood Springs, Ignacio, and Pueblo.  
Upcoming Election:

Quote: 
Here are my thoughts on mask mandates politicians and bureaucrats are making for school children. If you agree, please join me at LaurenForFreedom.com.

Rep. Boebert: “Democrats need to keep their dirty, filthy, corrupt, greedy hands off of our rights”

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Ken Buck

Ken Buck C0-04

Current Position: US Representative of CO-04 since 2015
Affiliation: Republican
Other positions: Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee
District: most of the rural Eastern Plains as well as the larger Colorado Front Range cities of Loveland, Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, and Parker.  
Upcoming Election:

Quote:
I continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong as Communist China continues its efforts to infiltrate and ultimately control their government, as well as their way of life.  Sept. 20, 2021

Rep. Buck: Amazon may have improperly influenced the largest federal contract in history

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Doug Lamborn

Doug Lamborn C0-05

Current Position: US Representative of CO-05 since 2007
Affiliation: Republican
Other positions: Senior member, House Committee on Natural Resources
District:  Colorado Springs and its suburbs including Cimarron Hills and Fort Carson.  
Upcoming Election:

Quote:
“I will also continue to work to reduce unnecessary regulations that prohibit prosperity and protect recreational access on our public lands, which are essential for our outdoor Colorado lifestyle.”

Congressman Lamborn Pushes Back Against Critical Race Theory in the Military

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Jason Crow

Jason Crow CO-06

Current Position: US Representative of CO-02 since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
District: much of the eastern part of the Denver metropolitan area, including all of Aurora, as well as portions of the southern (Centennial and Littleton) and northern metro area (Brighton and Henderson).  
Upcoming Election:

Crow is a former Army Ranger.[6] He served three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the 82nd Airborne Division and 75th Ranger Regiment. After service, Crow became partner with the Holland and Hart Law Firm.

Quote:
The Great War & Modern Memory @ps9714 – Sep 16 Rep. Jason Crow: Trump Is a Public Safety Threat to America.
Video with transcript.

Rep. Jason Crow: Capitol Hill Riot Was Like Being In Afghanistan Again | TODAY
Jan. 8, 2021

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Brittany Pettersen

Brittany Pettersen CO-07

Current Position: US Representative of CO-07 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
District: western parts of the Denver metropolitan area, including Golden, Lakewood, Arvada and Broomfield, along with the central Colorado counties of Jefferson, Park, Teller, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, and Custer.  
Upcoming Election:

Brittany Louise Pettersen previously served as a member of the Colorado Senate from the 22nd district from 2019 to 2023, and in the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 28th district from 2013 to 2019.

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Yadira Caraveo C0-08

Yadira Caraveo C0-08

Current Position: US Representative for District 8
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Pediatrician
District: encompassing sections of Adams County, Larimer County, and Weld County. The largest population centers are Brighton, Commerce City, Greeley, Johnstown, Northglenn, and Thornton.  
Upcoming Election:

Yadira D. Caraveo is Colorado’s first Latina member of Congress. Caraveo represented the 31st district in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.

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Ed Case

Ed Case HI-01

Current Position: US Representative of HW District 1 since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Delegate from 1994 – 2002
District:  urban areas of the City and County of Honolulu, a consolidated city-county that includes Oahu’s central plains and southern shores, including the towns of Aiea, Mililani, Pearl City, Waipahu, and Waimalu. T  
Upcoming Election:

Quotes: 
My Natural Resources Committee just approved and sent to the full House my proposal with @RepKahele
to advance possible designation of Hawaii’s first National Heritage Area at Ka’ena Point.

A Blue Dog Democrat, Case first came to prominence in Hawaii as majority leader of the Hawaii State Legislature and in his 2002 campaign for governor of Hawaii.

Congressman Ed Case on Spotlight Hawaii July 16, 2021

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Jill Tokuda HI-02

Jill Tokuda HI-02

Current Position: US Representative of HW District 2 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
District:   all rural and most suburban areas of Oahu/Honolulu County, as well as the entire state outside of Oahu. It includes the counties of Kauai, Maui, Kalawao, and Hawaii (“the Big Island”).
Upcoming Election:

Tokuda is one of three Japanese Americans currently serving in the House. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented the 24th district in the Hawaii Senate from 2006 to 2018.

In 2018, Tokuda did not run for reelection, instead becoming a candidate for lieutenant governor of Hawaiʻi. She lost the August 11 Democratic primary to Josh Green.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tokuda advised the Hawaiʻi Data Collaborative and helped track the progress of federal relief spending.

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Russ Fulcher

Russ Fulcher ID-01

Current Position: US Representative since 2019
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: State Senator from 2005 – 2014
Other Positions:   Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
District:  western portion of the state.  
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
DOI’s decision to move the Bureau of Land Management HQ back to D.C. is disappointing and poorly thought out. 99% of lands managed by BLM are located west of the Mississippi River and 97% of BLM employees already live in the western US. Sept. 24, 2021

While a member of the Idaho legislature, Fulcher worked as a broker in the commercial real estate business. Before that, he was involved in Idaho’s technology industry. Fulcher spent much of that time working in international business development with Micron Technology.

Featured Video:
Rep. Fulcher Defends Pro-Life Protections in Hearing with HHS Secretary Becerra

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Mike Simpson

Mike Simpson ID-02

Current Position: US Representative of ID-02 since 1999
Affiliation: Republican
Other Positions:  House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee
District: in the eastern portion of the state and includes most of Boise, the state capital and largest city.  
Upcoming Election:

Quotes:
House Dems are working hard to push through their radical pro-abortion bill – which would override state and federal pro-life protections and go far beyond Roe v Wade. We must honor the sanctity and dignity of every life by opposing HR 3755!  Sept. 24, 2021

What if ? | Simpson on Salmon Recovery

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Ryan Zinke

Ryan Zinke MT-01

Current Position: US Representative of MT-01 since 2023
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions:  United States secretary of the interior under president Donald Trump 2017 to 2019
District:   western third of the state
Upcoming Election:

Zinke served in the Montana Senate from 2009 to 2013 and as the U.S. representative for the at-large congressional district from 2015 to 2017. He served as the United States secretary of the interior under president Donald Trump from 2017 until his resignation in 2019 following a series of ethical scandals.

Zinke graduated from multiple colleges before he was a U.S. Navy SEAL from 1986 until 2008, retiring as a commander. In 2005, Zinke formed Continental Divide International, a property management and business development consulting company. His family members are officers of the company. In 2009, Zinke formed the consulting company On Point Montana.

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Matt Rosendale

Matt Rosendale MT-02

Current Position: US Representative of MT-02 since 2021
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance. from 2017 – 2020; State Senator from 2011 – 2017
District:  eastern portion of Montana, in a configuration similar to the 1983–1993 map. However, the state capital, Helena, which had historically been in the 1st district, was drawn into the 2nd district.
Upcoming Election:

Matt Rosendale served as Senate majority leader from 2015 to 2017. He was elected to represent Montana’s at-large congressional district in 2020. After Montana regained its second House seat in the 2020 census, Rosendale was elected to represent the new 2nd congressional district in 2022.

Rosendale worked in Maryland in the fields of real estate development and land management before moving with his family to Glendive, Montana in 2002. In Montana, he was twice elected chairman of the Glendive Agri-Trade Expo committee, a local group that puts on an agriculture exposition showcasing agri-business in eastern Montana.

Real Hard Work – Matt Rosendale for Congress

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Dina Titus

Dina Titus NV-01

Current Position: US Representative of NV- 1st District since 2013
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Senator from 1993 – 2009
District:   parts of communities in Clark County east of the Las Vegas Freeway and south of Nellis Air Force Base, including parts of Las Vegas, most of Henderson, Paradise, Sunrise Manor, and Winchester, as well as all of Boulder City, Nelson, and Whitney
Upcoming Election:

She served as the U.S. representative for Nevada’s 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2011, when she was defeated by Joe Heck.

She served in the Nevada Senate and was its minority leader from 1993 to 2009. Before her election to Congress, Titus was a professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where she taught American and Nevada government for 30 years. She was the Democratic nominee for governor of Nevada in 2006.

Quotes:
As Chair of @TransportDems Subcommittee on Emergency Management it was a pleasure speaking with @FEMA
’s Youth Preparedness Council. These bright young people are doing great things to make their communities and our nation safer, more equitable, and more resilient to disasters.

Rep. Dina Titus: Biden’s $2T spending plan will ‘create jobs’

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Mark Amodei

Mark Amodei NV-02

Current Position: US Representative of NV 2nd District since 2011
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: State Senator from 1999 – 2011; State Delegate from 1997 – 1999
District:  northern third of the state. It includes most of Lyon County, all of Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe counties, as well as the state capital, Carson City.   
Upcoming Election:

Amodei chaired the Nevada Republican Party from 2010 until 2011, when he stepped down to run in the September 13, 2011, special election to succeed Dean Heller .

Amodei entered U.S. Army JAG Corps after passing the bar. He became an Army JAG Corps officer prosecuting criminal matters, an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Assistant Post Judge Advocate. He served as a lawyer with Allison, MacKenzie from 1987 to 2004 and with Kummer from 2004 to 2007.  He served as president of the Nevada Mining Association from 2007 to 2008.

Quotes:
I introduced the VACCINES Act that would ensure all veterans, regardless of their status within the VA health care system, would be considered eligible to receive testing and vaccination services in the event of a future national public health emergency.

Rep. Amodei: WH taking deep dive into gun issues

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Susie Lee

Susie Lee NV-03

Current Position: US Representative of NV 3rd District since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
District: area south of Las Vegas, including Henderson, Boulder City and much of unincorporated Clark County  
Upcoming Election:

Lee became the founding director of the Inner-City Games, now known as the After-School All-Stars, which conducts after-school programs for children. Beginning in 2010, Lee served as the president of Communities In Schools of Nevada, a dropout prevention organization.

Quotes:
58% of Americans over 50 are concerned they will not be able to afford prescription drugs for themselves or their families. That is unacceptable. I’m proud to have introduced the Seniors SAVE on Prescription Drugs Act to help our seniors afford the medications they need.

Candidate Conversations: Susie Lee

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Steven Horsford

Steven Horsford NV-04

Current Position: US Representative of NV 4th District since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Senator from 2005 – 2013
District:   central portion of the state, it includes most of northern Clark County, southern Lyon County, most of Lincoln County, a sliver of Churchill County and all of Esmeralda, Mineral, and Nye counties.  
Upcoming Election:

Horsford was the first African American to serve as Majority Leader (2009–2013) and the first African American to represent Nevada in Congress.. Horsford was the first African American to serve as Majority Leader (2009–2013) and the first African American to represent Nevada in Congress.

Horsford was CEO of the Culinary Training Academy, a job training program. He also served on the Southern Nevada Workforce Investment Board. In 1996, he began working at R&R Partners in Las Vegas.

Quotes: 
When I was 19, my father was killed. I know the pain and trauma that gun violence brings and I’m determined to keep Nevada families safe. Recently, I spoke w/@8NewsNow about my bill to #BreaktheCycle of violence & build new opportunities for youth.

Congressman Steven Horsford talks Biden’s 1st 100 days

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Melanie Stansbury

Melanie Stansbury NM-01

Current Position: US Representative of NM-01 since 2021
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Delegate from 2019 – 2021
District:   central area of New Mexico, including most of Bernalillo County, all of Torrance County, and parts of Sandoval, Santa Fe and Valencia counties. It includes almost three-fourths of Albuquerque. 
Upcoming Election:

Stansbury began her career as an ecology instructor at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. As a White House Fellow, she worked as a policy advisor on the Council on Environmental Quality. She was a consultant at Sandia National Laboratories and later served as a program examiner in the Office of Management and Budget during the Obama administration. She worked on the staff of the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and as an aide to Senator Maria Cantwell.

Since 2017, she has worked as a consultant and senior advisor at the Utton Transboundary Resources Center of the University of New Mexico

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Gabe Vasquez NM-02

Gabe Vasquez NM-02

Current Position: US Representative of NM-01 since 2021
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Member of the Las Cruces City Council from 2017 to 2021
District:  southern half of New Mexico, including Las Cruces, and the southern fourth of Albuquerque.  
Upcoming Election:

From 2008 to 2011, he was the business editor of the Las Cruces Bulletin. In 2011, he was the executive director of the Las Cruces Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. From 2013 to 2015, he served as a field representative for Senator Martin Heinrich.

In 2015 and 2016, Vasquez was the vice president of communications for First Focus, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization. From 2016 to 2018, he was the director of community relations for the New Mexico Wildlife Federation. In 2018 and 2019, he was the deputy director of New Mexico’s chapter of the Wilderness Society. From 2019 to 2021, he worked as deputy director of the Western Conservation Foundation.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez

Teresa Leger Fernandez NM-03

Current Position: US Representative of NM-03 since 2021
Affiliation: Democrat
District:  northern half of New Mexico, including the state’s Capital, Santa Fe. The district has a significant Native American presence, encompassing most of the New Mexico portion of the Navajo Nation, situated in the northwest corner of the state, and most of the Puebloan peoples reservations.[  
Upcoming Election:

After graduating from law school, Leger Fernandez returned to New Mexico to work as an attorney, specializing in community-building and tribal advocacy. She was a White House Fellow during the Clinton administration and later served on the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation during the Obama administration.

For 30 years, Leger Fernandez has operated Leger Law and Strategy, LLC in Santa Fe. The firm focuses on community development, tribal advocacy, civil rights, and social justice.[10] In 2017, she led a successful effort to implement ranked-choice voting in Santa Fe’s municipal elections.

Quotes:
Our educators are right! We must develop other reliable revenue streams to fund our public schools – but we don’t have to do it alone. I’m working to ensure that states that rely on oil & gas revenues can transition without leaving any community behind.

Meet the newest member of New Mexico’s history-making House delegation

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Suzanne Bonamici

Suzanne Bonamici 0R-01

Current Position: US Representative of OR District 1 since 2012
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: State Senator from 2008 – 2011; State Delegate from 2007 – 2008
District:  includes most of Portland west of the Willamette River, as well as all of Yamhill, Columbia, Clatsop, and Washington counties
Upcoming Election:

After college, she became a legal assistant at Lane County Legal Aid in Eugene. After law school, she became a consumer protection attorney for the Federal Trade Commission in the nation’s capital. She went into private practice in Portland and represented small businesses.

Quotes:
I’ve seen the power of workforce training programs in NW Oregon, & talking with workers inspired me to fight for robust investments in workforce development. The $100B workforce investment in the American Jobs Plan is what will meet the need at this time in our country’s history.

Oregon Rep. Bonamici: Federal Agents In Portland ‘Are Not Welcome’ | Hallie Jackson | MSNBC

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Cliff Bentz

Cliff Bentz OR-02

Current Position: US Representative of OR District 2
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: State Senator from 2018 – 2020; State Delegate from 2008 – 2018
Other Positions:   Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife – Natural Resources Committee
District:   district covers roughly two-thirds of the state, east of the Willamette Valley  
Upcoming Election:

From 1977 to 1980, Bentz was a law associate with the Ontario, Oregon, law firm Yturri Rose, and was made a partner in the firm in 1980, a position he still holds. He specializes in agricultural, water, and real property law. He also owns a 100-acre alfalfa farm.

Bentz began his career as a member of the Oregon Water Resources Commission from 1988 to 1996.[4] He served as chair of the commission from 1994 to 1996.

Quotes: 
Cattle & wildlife are being senselessly slaughtered. Ranchers lives are being ruined, many whom are risking their own lives to save their animals. These are gut wrenching photos. These fires should not be this intense but decades of forest mismanagement got us here #BootlegFire

Five on 5 – Cliff Bentz – (R) U.S Representative, OR District 2

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Earl Blumenauer

Earl Blumenauer OR-03

Current Position: US Representative of OR District 3 since 1997
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Portland City Commissioner from 1987 – 1996; State Delegate from 1973 – 1979
District:   most of Portland east of the Willamette River is in the 3rd District.
Upcoming Election:

Blumenauer previously spent over 20 years as a public official in Portland, including serving on the Portland City Council from 1987 to 1996.

Before starting law school in 1970 and until 1977, he worked as an assistant to the president of Portland State University.

Quotes:
I just announced my Securing Protections Against Carbon Emissions (SPACE) Tax Act. Space travel isn’t a tax-free holiday for the wealthy. We pay taxes on plane tickets. Billionaires flying into space—producing no scientific value—should do the same, and then some! #SPACETax

Blumenauer on House passing marijuana decriminalization bill

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Val Hoyle. OR-04

Val Hoyle OR-04

Current Position: US Representative of OR District 4 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Commissioner of Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries from 2019 to 2023;  Oregon House of Representatives from 2009 -2017
District: includes West Eugene, Junction City, and Cheshire  
Upcoming Election:

Until 2023, she served as the commissioner of Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI).

In 1999, Hoyle and her family moved to Lane County, Oregon, where she joined the education advocacy group Stand for Children. Before serving in the Oregon legislature, she worked in sales and marketing for bicycle manufacturers Burley Design and Cane Creek, and served as legislative aide and policy analyst for State Senator Floyd Prozanski. She was also a director of the United Way of Lane County.

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Lori Chavez-DeRemer OR-05

Lori Chavez-DeRemer OR-05

Current Position: US Representative of OR District 5 since 2023
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: Businesswoman; Happy Valley City Council from 2004 to 2010 and Mayor from 2010 to 2018
District:  from the Southeast suburbs of Portland through the eastern half of the Willamette Valley and then reaches across the Cascades to take in Sisters and Bend. 
Upcoming Election:

In June 2017, Chavez-DeRemer formed a political action committee to explore a gubernatorial bid in 2018. In October 2017, she announced in a YouTube video that she would not run for governor, clearing the primary for eventual nominee Knute Buehler.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer is the first Republican woman to represent Oregon in the House.

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Andrea Salinas OR-06

Andrea Salinas OR-06

Current Position: US Representative of OR District 6 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Oregon State Representative for the 38th district
District: includes all of Yamhill and Polk counties, the part of Marion County that includes Salem and Woodburn, a small piece of Beaverton, and the suburban communities to the southwest of Portland, including Tigard, Tualatin and Sherwood.  
Upcoming Election:

In 2004, Salinas registered as a federal lobbyist on behalf of the National Treasury Employees Union. She lobbied for two years before moving to Portland, where she later lobbied from 2015 to 2017.

After graduating from Berkeley, Salinas was a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Harry Reid and U.S. Representatives Pete Stark and Darlene Hooley. She then worked as the legislative director of the Oregon Environmental Council. She left the Oregon Environmental Council to start her own legislative consulting practice.

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Celeste Maloy UT-02

Celeste Maloy UT-02

Current: US Representative of UT-02 since 2023
Affiliation: Republican
 District: largely rural western and southern portions of Utah, including Saint George and Tooele.
 Next Election: 

History:Celeste Maloy previously served as chief legal counsel to U.S. Representative Chris Stewart and as the deputy county attorney for Washington County, Utah. Prior to her legal career, Maloy worked as a conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Maloy attended Southern Utah University, where she earned her degree in agriculture.[6] She earned a Juris Doctor from J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 2015.

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Blake Moore

Blake Moore UT-01

Current: US Representative of UT-01 since 2021
Affiliation: Republican
 Leadership: Vice chair of the House Republican Conference
District:  northern area of Utah, including the cities of Ogden, Logan, Park City, Layton, Clearfield, Salt Lake City, and the northern half of the Great Salt Lake.
 Next Election: 

History: Moore enrolled at Utah State University on a football scholarship. Moore’s football scholarship was rescinded by a newly-installed football coach after he left to serve as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Seoul, South Korea. Moore transferred to the University of Utah, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in behavioral science and business. He earned a master’s in public policy and administration from Northwestern University.

Moore briefly served as a United States Foreign Service officer in the United States Department of State, and worked as a business consultant for the Cicero Group, a management consulting firm based in Salt Lake City.

Featured Video: Blake Moore | 2020 Free Speech Messages

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John Curtis

John Curtis UT-03

Current: US Representative of UT-03 since 2017
Affiliation: Republican
 Leadership: Vice Chair on Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Dietary Supplement Caucus (Co-Chair); Wildfire Caucus (Co-Chair); Biomedical Research Caucus (Co-Chair); Olympic Caucus (Co-Chair);  and Conservative Climate Caucus (Chair).
District: outhern and eastern Utah and includes the cities of Orem and Provo.
 Next Election: 

History: He graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in business management. He worked for OC Tanner and the Citizen Watch Company before taking a position as the COO of a Provo-based company, Action Target, in 2000.

John Curtis served as mayor of Provo, Utah, from 2010 to 2017. On November 7, 2017, he won a special election to replace Jason Chaffetz in Congress after Chaffetz resigned. He was reelected in 2018, 2020, and 2022. From 2002 to 2003, he served as vice chairman and chairman of the Utah County Democratic Party.

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Burgess Owens

Burgess Owens – UT-04

Current: US Representative of UT-04 since 2021
Affiliation: Republican
 Leadership: 
District: Some 85 percent of the new district is concentrated in Salt Lake County and it includes a portion of Salt Lake City,
 Next Election: 

History: Burgess Owens played safety for 10 seasons for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, winning a championship with the Raiders in Super Bowl XV in 1980. Since leaving the NFL, Owens has founded several businesses and is the CEO of a nonprofit dedicated to helping troubled and incarcerated youth. 

Owens was first elected to Congress in 2020, when he narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat Ben McAdams in the 2020 election. Owens is one of four black Republicans in the House of Representatives.

Featured Video: “Absolutely Outrageous”: Burgess Owens Rips Democrats Calling Georgia Voting Law “Jim Crow”

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Suzan DelBene

Suzan DelBene WA-01

Current:US Representative of WA District 1 since 2012
Affiliation: Democrat
 Leadership: DelBene chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and New Democrat Coalition (Former Chair); Caucus on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Technologies (Co-Chair); Digital Trade Caucus (Co-Chair); Internet of Things (IoT) Caucus (Co-Chair);Congressional Kidney Caucus (Co-Chair);MedTech Caucus (Co-Chair);Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus; (Co-Chair);and Reality Caucus (Co-Chair)
District: Covers several cities in the north of the Seattle metropolitan area, east of Interstate 5, including parts of Bellevue, Marysville, and up north toward Arlington.
 Next Election: 

History: DelBene went to Reed College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in biology. She then continued her education at the University of Washington, earning a master’s degree in business administration.

From 1989 to 1998 DelBene worked at Microsoft, where she was director of marketing and business development for the Interactive Media Group, marketing and sales training for Microsoft’s Internet properties, and other business development and product management roles with Windows 95 and early versions of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser. From 2008 to 2009, she was a management consultant and strategic advisor to Global Partnerships, a nonprofit supporting microfinance and sustainable solutions in Latin America.

DelBene was named as the director for the Washington State Department of Revenue. DelBene spent $2.8 million of her own money in a race in which she raised over $4 million, in a Congressional race that became the most expensive in Washington state history

Quotes:
We’ve got to do everything in our power to prevent wildfires that are devastating the PNW. That starts by providing our firefighters with the support & resources they need to protect our communities & investing in clean-energy infrastructure & jobs thru the #AmericanJobsPlan.

Featured Video: US Rep. Suzan Delbene on Pro-Trump protests at Capitol amid election confirmation

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Rick Larsen

Rick Larsen WA-02

Current:: US Representative of WA District 2 since 2001
Affiliation: Democrat
 Leadership: Ranking member, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and Co-chair of the bipartisan U.S.-China Working Group (USCWG) 
 District:   all of Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom counties, as well as western Snohomish County. It stretches from Bellingham and the Canada–US border in the north to Lynnwood and the King/Snohomish county line in the south. 
 Next Election: 

History: Larsen attended Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Minnesota, earning a master’s degree in public affairs. He formerly worked as director of public affairs for the Washington State Dental Association and as a lobbyist for the dental profession.

Quotes:  As the nation works to emerge from the pandemic, I will continue to push for robust federal investment in long-term economic development to support local jobs, boost recovery & ensure Northwest Washington remains the aerospace capital of the world.

Featured Video: Rep. Rick Larsen reacts to Senate testimony from Boeing CEO over deadly Max crashes

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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez - WA03

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez WA-03

Current:US Representative of WA District 3 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
 District:  southernmost portion of Western Washington. It includes the counties of Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark, and Skamania; as well as a small portion of southern Thurston county
 Next Election: 

History: Perez graduated from Reed College in 2012 with a degree in economics.She and her husband own an automobile repair shop in Portland, Oregon.

Gluesenkamp Perez served on the Washington State Democratic Party executive committee 2020-2022.[9][citation needed] Prior to her election to Congress, she was a member of the Underwood Soil and Water District Conservation board of supervisors since 2018.

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Dan Newhouse

Dan Newhouse WA-04

Current: US Representative of WA District 4 since 2015
Affiliation: Republican
 Leadership: Congressional Western Caucus, Chairman; Congressional Fertilizer Caucus, Co-Chair; Congressional Food Waste Caucus, Co-Chair; Congressional Wine Caucus, Co-Chair; House Impact Aid Caucus, Co-Chair; House; Nuclear Cleanup Caucus, Vice Chair; House Organic Caucus, Co-Chair; Wild Salmon Caucus, Co-Chair
District: central Washington, covering the counties of Douglas, Okanogan, Grant, Yakima, Benton, and Klickitat, and parts of Adams and Franklin counties. 
 Next Election: 

History:  Newhouse graduated from Washington State with a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics in 1977.

Before his election to Congress, Newhouse served as director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and as a member of the Washington House of Representatives. Newhouse was one of ten House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump during Trump’s second impeachment.

Quotes:  Our forests continue to be mismanaged, and a one-size-fits-all approach remains the federal government’s standard. The Stop CATASTROPHES Act will empower our land management partners and allow rural Americans to do what we do best—care for our lands.

Featured Video: Trump Impeachment: Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse Says He’ll Vote ‘Yes’

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Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA-05

Current: US Representative of WA District 5 since 2005
Affiliation: Republican
Leadership: Chair, Committee on Energy and Commerce
District: Eastern Washington counties of Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin, along with parts of Adams and Franklin. It is centered on Spokane.
 Next Election: 

History: McMorris Rodgers earned an Executive MBA from the University of Washington in 2002.

McMorris Rodgers previously served in the Washington House of Representatives. From 2013 to 2019, she chaired the House Republican Conference.  She gained national attention in 2014, when she delivered the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address.

Featured Quote:  Big Tech has broken my trust. They’ve failed to promote free speech & they censor political viewpoints they disagree with. But, do you know what has convinced me Big Tech is a destructive force? It’s how they’ve abused their power to manipulate and harm our children.

Featured Video: GOP Lawmakers seek NIH records on research funding, COVID-19 origins

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Derek Kilmer

Derek Kilmer WA-06

Current: US Representative of WA District 6 since 2013
Affiliation: Democrat
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District: Olympic Peninsula, the Kitsap Peninsula, and most of the city of Tacoma. 
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History: Kilmer was born and raised in Port Angeles, Washington. Both his parents were public school teachers. Kilmer earned a B.A. in public affairs with a certificate in American Studies from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 1996. He earned a Marshall Scholarship to obtain his Ph.D at Oxford.

Kilmer is a former business consultant for McKinsey and Company. He was also a business retention manager for the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County, is a trustee for Tacoma Community College, and served on the board of Peninsula Schools Education Foundation.

Derek Kilmer served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007 and the Washington State Senate from 2007 to 2012, representing the 26th district.

Quotes: About the RECOMPLETE ACT: The COVID-19 crisis is exacerbating existing inequities, especially for communities that were already struggling. That’s why @ChrisCoons, @HerreraBeutler & I introduced a bold plan to make a long-term federal investment & create jobs in places that are consistently left behind.

Featured Video: Derek Kilmer | U.S. Congressman | Be A Champion of Social Justice

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Pramila Jayapal

Pramila Jayapal WA-07

Current: US Representative of WA District 7 since 2017
Affiliation: Democrat
 Leadership: Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus; Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; and a Co-Chair of the Women’s Working Group on Immigration.
District: most of Seattle and Burien, and all of Vashon Island, Lake Forest Park, Shoreline, and Normandy Park.
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History: Before entering electoral politics, Jayapal was a Seattle-based civil rights activist, serving until 2012 as the executive director of OneAmerica, a pro-immigrant advocacy group. She earned a BA from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Jayapal worked for PaineWebber as a financial analyst.

Jayapal represented the 37th legislative district in the Washington State Senate from 2015 to 2017. She is the first Indian-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. 

Quotes:  This is shameful. America’s ever-expanding medical debt crisis is immoral and inhumane. In the richest nation in the world, no one should go bankrupt for being sick. We urgently need Medicare for All.

Featured Video: Rep. Pramila Jayapal: Poverty Is Structural Racism

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Kim Schrier

Kim Schrier WA-08

Current: US Representative of WA District 8 since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat  
 District: western Washington State. It includes the eastern portions of King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, and crosses the Cascade mountains to include Chelan and Kittitas counties.
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History: Kim Schrier earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in astrophysics. She attended the University of California Davis School of Medicine, where she earned her Doctor of Medicine degree. She continued on to a residency at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Schrier’s professional career as a pediatrician began in Ashland, Oregon, where she worked for one year before joining Virginia Mason Medical Center in Issaquah, Washington in 2001.

In 2017, Schrier was dissatisfied with Congressman Dave Reichert’s handling of the efforts to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and this, coupled with her frustration with the results of the 2016 elections, led to her decision to enter politics.

Featured Video: Why Kim Schrier left medicine to run for Congress

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Adam Smith

Adam Smith WA-09

Current: US Representative of WA District 9 since 1997
Affiliation: Democrat
 Leadership: Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee
District:  Western Washington, through the densely populated central Puget Sound region, from Auburn and Federal Way in the south to parts of Seattle and Bellevue in the north. 
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History: He completed a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington in 1990. He worked his way through college by loading trucks for United Parcel Service. After law school, Smith worked as a private practice attorney with Cromwell, Mendoza & Belur. From 1993 to 1995, he served as a prosecutor for the city of Seattle. In 1996, he worked temporarily as a pro tem judge.

Smith was elected to the State Senate in 1990; at age 25, he was the youngest state senator in the country. He ran in and won his first congressional race in 1996

Quotes: ICYMI: I reintroduced the Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act last week. If we are going to #BuildBackBetter, we need to support workers through better training & development, layoff aversion, and more employee ownership opportunities.

Featured Video: Rep. Adam Smith on Pentagon Funding, Impeachment Hearings and USMCA

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Marilyn Strickland WA-10

Current: US Representative of WA District 10
Affiliation: Democrat
 Leadership:  Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, Co-Chair ; Middle Class Jobs Caucus, Co-Chair; Congressional Global Investment in America Caucus, Co-Chair; Small Brewers Caucus, Co-Chair ; Pro-Choice Caucus, Member Liaison
 District: entered on the state capital, Olympia, and includes portions of Thurston and Pierce counties
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History: Strickland earned a degree in business from the University of Washington and an MBA from Clark Atlanta University. Strickland joined Starbucks as a manager of its online business. She then moved on to help launch the City of Tacoma’s public broadband cable service Click!, working with an advertisement agency to help grow public support.

After years in the private sector, Strickland was elected to the Tacoma City Council. She served as a council member for two years before being selected to serve as mayor from 2010 to 2018. She is the first member of the United States Congress of both Korean and African-American heritage, and the first African-American member elected from Washington.

Quotes:  I met with A Hero’s Promise to discuss the importance of addressing food insecurity among active military, their families and veterans. This is why I’m proud to have helped introduce the Military Hunger Prevention Act in April to help military families make ends meet.

Featured Video: The Backstory: Representative Marilyn Strickland

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Harriet Hageman

Harriet Hageman WY-01

Current: US House At Large member since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat  Republican
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History: Hageman holds degrees from the University of Wyoming and has spent her career as a trial attorney. Hageman served as a law clerk for Judge James E. Barrett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. 

With the endorsement of former president Donald Trump, Hageman later defeated incumbent representative Liz Cheney, a Trump critic and vice chair of the House January 6 Committee, by a landslide. Hageman was a candidate in the 2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election, placing third.

 

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