Emily Elissa Randall (born October 30, 1985) is an American politician and activist who is a U.S. representative-elect for Washington’s 6th congressional district and a former member of the Washington State Senate.

A member of the Democratic Party, she will succeed Derek Kilmer in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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.
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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

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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.

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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. 
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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

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: Won the 2024 election 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.

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. 
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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.

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Michael James Baumgartner (born December 13, 1975) is an American politician and diplomat serving as the 28th Spokane County Treasurer. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 6th district from 2011 to 2019 and was his party’s nominee in the 2012 election for the United States Senate, unsuccessfully challenging Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell.

On February 26, 2024, Baumgartner announced his intention to run for the United States House of Representatives’ in Washington’s 5th congressional district to succeed Cathy McMorris-Rodgers, who is not seeking reelection.  On August 6, 2024, Baumgartner won the primary election, placing first.

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.

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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

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.

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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.

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