Summary

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: Running for a second term

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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News

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Joe Kent are neck and neck
Cascadia Advocate, Andrew Villeneuve – June 24, 2024

46% of 649 likely November 3rd District voters surveyed in mid-June 2024 by Public Policy Polling said they’d vote for Kent, an ultra MAGA Republican endorsed by Donald Trump, while 45% said Gluesenkamp Perez, the Democratic incumbent. 9% were not sure.

First-term Democratic United States Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and her Republican rival Joe Kent are running about even with each other as the state’s Top Two winnowing election approaches, a new Northwest Progressive Institute survey of Washington State’s 3rd Congressional District has found.

Asked who they’d back for Congress if the general election were being held now, 46% of 649 likely November 3rd District voters surveyed earlier this month by Public Policy Polling said they’d vote for Kent, while 45% said Gluesenkamp Perez.

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About

Source: Campaign page

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez WA-03 1Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s working-class roots run deep in Washington State. Her great-great-grandpa, Bert Gilmore, was the quarry foreman who helped build the Washington State Capitol. Her grandmother, Carol Gilmore, was born in a logging camp in Sappho, Washington. Marie’s own parents met at Western Washington University, after her father immigrated from Mexico.

Before being elected to Congress, Marie built an independent auto repair shop with her husband, Dean. They grew the shop to six bays and proudly provide living wage jobs in the trades. Like so many working families in Washington, Marie and Dean know how tough it’s been to navigate this economy. She worries about the rising cost of essentials like childcare, gas, and medicine.

Marie’s connection to her district, Washington’s third, is deeply personal. She and Dean are raising their young son in a home they built themselves, just like many of their neighbors in rural Skamania County. Her experiences as a small business owner, mother, and active community member give her a unique perspective on the challenges faced by the people she represents.

Personal

Full Name: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Dean; 1 Child

Home City: Washougal, WA

Source: Vote Smart

Education

BS, Economics, Reed College, 2012

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Washington, District 3, 2023-Present

Professional Experience

State Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, 2020-present

Co Owner, Deans Car Care, Incorporated, 2013-present

Former Market Manager, Charles Little & Company, Limited Liability Corporation

Offices

WASHINGTON, DC
1431 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

(202) 225-3536
VANCOUVER
1053 Officers Row
Vancouver, WA 98661

(360) 695-6292

KELSO
308 S. Pacific Ave., Suite B

Kelso, WA 98626

Tuesday & Thursday 9 am – 5 pm or by Appointment

Contact

Email: Government

Web Links

Politics

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Election Results

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Finances

Source: Vote Smart

Committees

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Committee on Small Business

Member, Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development

Member, Subcommittee on Forestry

Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations

Member, Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development

New Legislation

 Sponsored and Cosponsored

Issues

Economy & Jobs

Helping Small Businesses

My husband and I are the proud owners of an auto repair shop and we love our jobs, but it’s not easy to run a small business in America right now. We have to navigate the SBA, OSHA, the IRS, the EPA, local permitting and licensing; deliver quality, affordable service to our customers and most importantly– recruit and retain the best employees.

We need more political leadership that respects the trades and understands the challenges facing small businesses, and in Congress, I’ll continue to use my experience creating my business to support American manufacturing, cut through red tape, and streamline services Main Street businesses need to succeed.

Fix the Supply Chain

We need to do more to shore up our supply chains and invest in American manufacturing to prevent our small businesses from bearing the brunt of the devastation when something goes wrong. During the recent catalytic converter shortage, dealership-owned repair shops had first dibs on any available parts, hanging small businesses like mine out to dry and redirecting our customers to the largest auto companies. In Congress, I’ll continue to do more to encourage consumers to shop at small businesses, not penalize Main Street for not having the resources they need to skirt supply chain problems.

Stop Inflation

Our Representatives are completely out of touch with those of us struggling to keep up with the rising costs of food, gas, housing and prescription drugs. As co-owner of an auto repair and machine shop, I know how tough it’s been to navigate this economy. Like so many working Washingtonians, we do our best to stay ahead of bills; but because we cannot afford quality child care for our son, we take him to work with us.

While gas prices soar, gas companies are making record profits. As a Congresswoman for Washington state, I am working hard to ensure large corporations pay their fair share and stop price gouging.

 

  • Increasing labor supply: We need to get more Americans back to work, and I mean increasing workforce participation, not just low unemployment, by making it easier for working families to live near their job and giving caregivers a safe and affordable place to bring their children. Similarly, we need to support training and education programs that open the doors to critical jobs in health care, trades and child care.
  • Raising wages: Wages have simply not kept up with inflation. In 1968 my grandpa made $45/day working in the woods as a logger, today that would equate to an income of about $120k/year. I am proud to pay my employees a living wage and support efforts to increase the minimum wage for all workers, but this is just a start. The hard work of my family and families across Washington should be respected and compensated fairly.

 

Affordable Child Care

My husband and I take our baby to work with us everyday because there simply aren’t any affordable options that fit our needs. Since 2019, we have lost one out of every ten child care facilities in America. Many women I know are on waitlists for child care centers before they are even pregnant, and families spend upwards of $15,000 per child per year on care. 

It’s no longer possible to save for a college fund, a down payment on a house, and pay off student loans while shelling out that kind of money for a critical service. In Congress, I am working to support the child tax credits that help parents make whatever choices are right for their family, whether that’s paying grandpa or going to a traditional care center.

Education

Support Pathways to Skills and Degrees

We need more skilled workers and cheaper degrees. In Congress, I am working to expand access to career and technical training at high schools, community colleges and vocational schools. My husband and I were fortunate to have legacy trades programs in our high schools, but they are often the first thing to get cut when budgets get tight. As a member of the advisory committee of two automotive educational programs I understand the challenges both in funding quality programs and recruiting good candidates.

Energy & Environment

Climate change is real and I believe in practicable, comprehensive environmental stewardship:  We know that limiting our focus to just temperature is not sufficient to protect our economy and way of life. In Congress, I will…

Focus on Energy Independence: Americans deserve the autonomy that only comes from a secure, affordable, independent source of energy. Ten years ago, I was skeptical about the practicability of electric cars for rural America and concerned about the sustainability of the batteries that powered them. Today, we have incredible range, affordability and sustainability.
Bring back paper
Microplastics: As a new mom, I was horrified to learn that microplastics were being found in most of the placentas surveyed, and just this year one study found 80% of blood samples contained microplastics. These tiny particles leach chemicals known as Hormone Disruptors into the bloodstream and cause changes in the age at which puberty begins, fertility rates, cancer and are potentially linked to autism. Consumers deserve to know which products expose them to microplastics and what their actual effect is. I’ll fight to fund federal research into the effects of microplastics and Hormone Disrupting Chemicals on children and the environment.
Renewables: We need to make it easier for companies to use renewable packaging like cardboard and glass, and demand that companies who choose to use high levels of plastic packaging share the financial burden of ensuring it is properly recycled. Paper producing states like Washington can be leaders in the sustainable forestry that provides clean, renewable cardboard.

Healthcare

Taking on Big Pharma

Life saving medicine is too expensive, and in Congress, I’ll continue to fight for lower prescription drug costs. Big Pharma produces insulin for about $10 per vial but charges patients who desperately need this medicine up to 30 times more. As a result, 1 in 4 Americans who rely on insulin have rationed or skipped doses because they could not afford it.This gamble can land patients in the emergency room and result in astronomical medical bills for taxpayers and those Americans who can least afford it.

Everyday more Americans are diagnosed with diabetes and everyday Big Pharma looks for ways to price gouge and raise the prices of life saving medicine for the sake of corporate profit. The Affordable Insulin Now Act, which caps families’ insulin costs at $35 per month, is a start, but we must give Medicare the power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices and make commercial insurance plans to cover insulin.

Governance

Big Money Out of Politics

Special interests and party bosses have too much power in Washington and are failing to solve our biggest challenges. I’m serving to take on politicians who are bought and paid for by large corporations who refuse to pay their fair share while working families who follow the rules fall further behind. I haven’t taken a dime of Corporate PAC money and will continue to put people over profits. I like to get my hands dirty fixing things, not working the system.

Self Sufficiency

What if a judge told you you weren’t allowed to change a lightbulb in your house without paying the electric company a subscription fee? Right now, Intellectual Property Lawyers at large corporations are scheming ways to take away the rights of Americans to fix their own stuff. From cell phones to tractors, we are being bullied into a position of permanent renters.

Right-to-Repair legislation not only protects consumers’ rights to self-sufficiency, it also saves consumers money because they can repair things rather than buy new ones. This is exactly the kind of pocket book environmentalism I am fighting for as a Congresswoman.

Human Rights

Reproductive Freedom

Women have the right to control their own bodies, period. I am fighting to protect a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions no matter what the Supreme Court rules. I’ll continue to stand up to the politicians who want to tell women what to do and protect funding for Planned Parenthood.

In February of 2020 I miscarried at 16 weeks, and was told my life was at risk without an immediate abortion, or dilation and evacuation. Planned Parenthood was the only clinic that could see me, and I had to pass through a wall of protestors to get the care that I needed.

Public Safety

Safe Communities

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for police patrol officers and detectives was $67,290 as of May 2020. How many people do you know that would risk their lives for less than $70,000 per year? Right now, federal legislation often funds police departments buying equipment like night vision goggles and new trucks. In Congress, I am working to increase the starting pay for police officers so we can recruit and retain the best public servants.

I’ll continue to work to increase funding for police, fire, and first responders and strengthen training for police officers. I’ll continue to support small, rural police departments and help build more community-based policing programs. I’ll continue to work to ensure our fire and rescue departments are staffed up and have the support they need to prevent firefighter and paramedic burnout. I’ll continue to ensure state and local officials have the resources and tools required to get Fentanyl and illegal guns off our streets.

American Manufacturing

When our local machine shop shut down due to the retirement of their machinists and lack of available apprentices we took proactive steps to keep that equipment in-service and bought out the shop.  We need to retool our economy to make things here again, and provide the family wage jobs you can buy a house with. We need to stand up to China and make things in America again. As owners of an auto repair shop, we know better than most that the quality of parts out of China is unreliable, and when cars are repaired with substandard parts it is the middle class who suffers most.

In Congress, I’ll continue the work to boost American manufacturing that will strengthen our economy and create good jobs. I’ll keep building on legislation like the America Competes Act to invest in production of goods like semiconductors and parts here in America that will make us more secure and bring down inflation.

We are seeing more and more industrial spaces converted to (vacant) office buildings. I have a degree in economics and it took me a year of work to successfully apply for a loan from the small business administration. How many small business owners have that kind of time and manpower available to getting a loan, muchless one they are qualified to receive? We have to level the playing field and ensure that the tradespeople providing services that make communities vibrant and self-sufficient are able to buy in the communities they serve, and not be stuck renting from corporate landlords.

More Information

Services

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District

Source: Wikipedia

Washington’s 3rd congressional district encompasses the 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. The district is represented by Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.

Wikipedia

In this article, the surname is Gluesenkamp Perez, not Perez.

Kristina Marie Gluesenkamp Perez[a] (born June 4, 1988) is an American politician and businesswoman. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been the United States representative for Washington’s 3rd congressional district since 2023. She serves as a co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition.

Early life and career

Gluesenkamp Perez was born on June 4, 1988.[2] Her father immigrated from Mexico,[3] while her mother’s family has roots in Washington.[4] Her great-great-grandfather was a quarry foreman in the state,[5] and her grandfather, Herbert Gilmore, was a carpenter in Bellevue.[4] Her parents met at Western Washington University and then moved to Texas where Gluesenkamp Perez was raised.[5] Her father was a pastor at an evangelical church. One of four children, she grew up in a family where her mother home-schooled her children for their early education years.[4]

After high school, Gluesenkamp Perez initially attended Warren Wilson College and then transferred to Reed College in Portland, Oregon.[4] She worked in a cafe and at a manufacturing plant to pay for tuition.[4] Gluesenkamp Perez graduated from college in 2012 with a degree in economics. She met her husband, Dean Gluesenkamp, while working as a bike mechanic.[5] They opened an automobile repair shop and moved to rural Skamania County in Washington, where they built their own home.[6][7]

Gluesenkamp Perez entered politics in 2016 when she ran for Skamania County commissioner but lost,[8] receiving 32.8% of the vote in the primary and 46.3% in the general election.[9] She supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[10] In 2018, Gluesenkamp Perez ran for the position of Skamania County Public Utility District commissioner in 2018 but was unsuccessful.[11] From 2020 to 2022, she served on the Washington State Democratic Party executive committee.[12][13] Since 2018, prior to her election to Congress, she was a member of the Underwood Soil and Water District Conservation board of supervisors.[citation needed]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022

See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington § District 3
Gluesenkamp Perez outside the United States Capitol before her congressional inauguration

In 2022, Gluesenkamp Perez ran for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Washington’s 3rd congressional district. She advanced from Washington’s nonpartisan blanket primary in which candidates from all parties are listed on the same primary ballot, and the top two finishers, regardless of party, move on to the general election.[12] Gluesenkamp Perez finished first in the primary with 31% of the vote, while Republican Joe Kent came in second, narrowly defeating the incumbent, Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, by 0.5%. Another Republican, Heidi St. John, finished fourth with 16.0%, and the second Democratic candidate, Davy Ray, garnered 2.2%. Before the primary, Brent Hennrich, a Democrat who had led in two early polls, withdrew from the race and endorsed Gluesenkamp Perez.[14]

The general election’s rating varied from “Lean R”, according to The Cook Political Report, to “Solid R” in FiveThirtyEight's House of Representatives forecast.[15][16] FiveThirtyEight estimated that Gluesenkamp Perez had a 2% chance of winning the general election over Kent, and was expected to receive 43.6% of the popular vote. She led in one of two polls and was trailing in the other; both were within the margin of error.[17] Her subsequent narrow victory received widespread national attention, with The Seattle Times calling it “the most stunning political upset in the country this year”,[3] and “a microcosm of the midterms”.[18][19] Kent conceded on December 21, following a recount.[20][21]

2024

See also: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington § District 3

In 2024, Gluesenkamp Perez defeated Kent in a rematch.[22] As both a freshman and a representative of a crossover district, the 3rd district received national interest from both sides, and so Gluesenkamp Perez was the only crossover freshman Democrat to be re-elected.

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Political positions

Gluesenkamp Perez holds a town hall in Stevenson

Gluesenkamp Perez campaigned as a moderate Democrat, supporting both abortion rights and Second Amendment rights. She emphasized her focus on small businesses, job training, local issues such as the timber industry, and expressed opposition to political extremism.[3][31] Following her election, she has taken a role as a co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition and has joined the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. Her record has been criticized by pro-choice activists and student debt activists.[28]

Abortion

Gluesenkamp Perez supports abortion access, citing her personal experience having a dilation and curettage procedure after a miscarriage.[32][33][34] KGW described her support for abortion rights as “a tenet of her campaign”.[32] In January 2023, she voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would criminalize healthcare providers in failing to provide care for an infant born alive after an abortion attempt.[35]

Gun control

Gluesenkamp Perez opposes an outright ban on assault weapons but supports raising the age required to purchase an assault weapon from 18 to 21.[36][32] She voted against a bill to repeal a pistol brace ban in 2023. The ban was ruled unconstitutional a year later.[37]

Immigration

Gluesenkamp Perez supports the reinstatement of Title 42 expulsions and the Remain in Mexico policy to curtail illegal immigration.[38] In July 2024, she cast one of five Democratic votes to condemn the Biden administration’s handling of the United States border.[39]

Inflation

Gluesenkamp Perez blames inflation on companies outsourcing jobs, and states that is the top issue affecting voters in her district.[32] She has called for both increased usage of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the short term and a long-term increase in the number of jobs available in green industries.[40]

Infrastructure

Gluesenkamp Perez speaking about the I-5 Bridge replacement project after helping secure $2.1 billion of funding

Gluesenkamp Perez has emphasized her role in securing $2.1 billion in federal funding to rebuild the Interstate Bridge, which carries Interstate 5 across the Columbia River.[41][42] Citing the economic losses experienced in her district from landslides, she co-sponsored the renewal of the National Landslide Preparedness Act in 2024.[43]

Military and veterans

On July 2023, Gluesenkamp Perez voted to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act that included provisions to bar Pentagon spending for abortion and transgender surgeries.[44] She defended her vote by saying the Senate would “clean up” the bill.[45] In early 2024, Gluesenkamp Perez introduced the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act that would expand transportation to veterans attempting to access medical care. In July, after a letter she had sent earlier received no response, she hand delivered a petition to the head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requesting the reopening of a VA clinic in Lewis County. The prior clinic was closed in 2021 and replaced with a limited mobile care unit, requiring approximately 3,000 veterans in the county to travel out of the area to Olympia, Washington.[46]

Right-to-repair

Gluesenkamp Perez visits Burton Mill Solutions

In May 2023, Gluesenkamp Perez helped introduce the REPAIR Act and the SMART Act, two bipartisan right-to-repair bills that seek to require auto manufacturers to share parts, tools, and data needed for repairs at lower costs.[47]

Student debt

Gluesenkamp Perez voted against a student debt relief plan proposed by the White House in 2023. She was one of only two House Democrats to do so, along with Jared Golden of Maine.[48] At the time, she said that “expansions of student debt forgiveness need to be matched dollar-for-dollar with investments in career [and] technical education. I can’t support the first without the other. The severe shortage of trades workers needs to be seen [and] treated as a national priority.”[49][50]

Voting rights and electoral reform

Gluesenkamp Perez believes that vote by mail is safe and has refuted unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud among mail-in ballots.[32] In July 2024, she was one of only five out of 198 Democrats who voted with the Republican majority to pass the SAVE Act (H.R.8281, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act), which would require those registering to vote to provide documentary proof of United States citizenship. [51]

In 2024, Gluesenkamp Perez, along with Jared Golden, proposed a bipartisan committee to consider electoral reforms, such as multi-member districts with proportional representation, increasing the number of members in the House of Representatives and establishing independent redistricting commissions.[52]

Personal life

Gluesenkamp Perez with her son on the House floor

Gluesenkamp Perez lives near Stevenson, Washington, in Skamania County.[12] She is married to Dean Gluesenkamp, and has one child.[6][32] They also have a dog named Uma Furman.[53] Gluesenkamp Perez is a nondenominational Christian.[54][55]

Electoral history

2022 Washington’s 3rd congressional district blanket primary results[56][57]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMarie Gluesenkamp Perez 68,190 31.0
RepublicanJoe Kent 50,097 22.8
RepublicanJaime Herrera Beutler (incumbent)49,00122.3
RepublicanHeidi St. John35,21916.0
RepublicanVicki Kraft7,0333.2
DemocraticDavy Ray4,8702.2
IndependentChris Byrd3,8171.7
RepublicanLeslie French1,1000.5
American SolidarityOliver Black4560.2
Write-in1420.1
Total votes219,925 100.0
2022 Washington’s 3rd congressional district election[58][59]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMarie Gluesenkamp Perez 160,323 50.14
RepublicanJoe Kent157,69049.31
Write-in1,7600.55
Total votes319,773 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2024

Results by county

  Gluesenkamp Perez
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Kent
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Blanket primary results[60]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMarie Gluesenkamp Perez (incumbent) 97,274 45.9
RepublicanJoe Kent 83,389 39.3
RepublicanLeslie Lewallen25,86812.2
IndependentJohn Saulie-Rohman5,4062.5
Write-in1860.1
Total votes212,123 100.0
General election results[58]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMarie Gluesenkamp Perez (incumbent) 215,177 51.7
RepublicanJoe Kent199,05447.9
Write-in1,6730.4
Total votes415,904 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Pronounced /ˈɡluːzənkæmp/

References

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington’s 3rd congressional district
2023–present		Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by

as Chair of the Blue Dog Coalition for Administration and Communications

Chair of the Blue Dog Coalition for Communications
2023–present
Served alongside: Jared Golden (Administration), Mary Peltola (Policy)		Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by

 United States representatives by seniority
373rd		Succeeded by


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