Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
American politician
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| April 10 2025 | Joined four Democrats and all Republicans in the House voting in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), supporting strict requirements to prove American citizenship for federal election voting. |
| 2025 | Joined 9 other Democrats in voting to censure Representative Al Green for disrupting Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress, demonstrating a willingness to break with party lines on procedural matters. |
| 2025 | Joined 45 other House Democrats and all Republicans in voting for the Laken Riley Act, which addresses immigration policy. |
| 2024 | Gluesenkamp Perez defeated Joe Kent in a rematch election, becoming the only crossover freshman Democrat to be re-elected in her district. |
| 2024 | Received $164,952 in campaign funding from AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) election PAC during the 2024 election cycle. |
| 2024 | Introduced the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act to expand transportation options for veterans seeking medical care. |
| 2024 | Elected to continue serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Washington's 3rd congressional district. |
| 2024 | Co-sponsored the renewal of the National Landslide Preparedness Act, addressing economic losses from landslides in her district. |
| 2024 | Proposed a bipartisan committee with Jared Golden to explore electoral reforms, including multi-member districts with proportional representation, expanding the House of Representatives, and establishing independent redistricting commissions. |
| 2024 | Gluesenkamp Perez defeated Joe Kent in a congressional district rematch, becoming the only crossover freshman Democrat to be re-elected. |
| 2024 | Gluesenkamp Perez is running for re-election in Washington's 3rd congressional district for her second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| July 2024 | Hand-delivered a petition to the head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs requesting the reopening of a VA clinic in Lewis County after receiving no response to a previous letter. |
| July 2024 | Voted with the Republican majority to pass the SAVE Act (H.R.8281), which requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration, becoming one of only five Democrats to do so. |
| July 2024 | Voted as one of five Democratic representatives to condemn the Biden administration's handling of the United States border. |
| 2023 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez voted against the White House's student debt relief plan, becoming one of only two House Democrats to oppose the measure, while advocating for matching investments in career and technical education. |
| 2023 | Began serving as the United States representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district. |
| 2023 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez voted against a bill to repeal a pistol brace ban, demonstrating her stance on gun control legislation. |
| July 2023 | Voted to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act with provisions barring Pentagon spending for abortion and transgender surgeries, defending the vote by stating the Senate would 'clean up' the bill. |
| May 2023 | Introduced the REPAIR Act and SMART Act, two bipartisan right-to-repair bills aimed at requiring auto manufacturers to share repair parts, tools, and data to lower repair costs. |
| January 2023 | Voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, opposing legislation that would criminalize healthcare providers for not providing care to infants born alive after an abortion attempt. |
| 2022 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington's 3rd congressional district, successfully advancing from the nonpartisan blanket primary by finishing first with 31% of the vote. |
| 2022 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez ran for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Washington's 3rd congressional district, finishing first in the nonpartisan blanket primary with 31% of the vote. |
| December 21 2022 | Republican opponent Joe Kent conceded the 2022 election to Gluesenkamp Perez following a recount, marking her narrow and nationally surprising victory. |
| December 21 2022 | Joe Kent conceded the general election to Gluesenkamp Perez after a recount, marking her unexpected victory in the congressional race. |
| November 2022 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeated Republican incumbent Joe Kent in Washington's 3rd congressional district, winning a surprise victory in a heavily Republican-leaning district. |
| 2020 | Starts serving on the Washington State Democratic Party executive committee. |
| 2018 | Runs for Skamania County Public Utility District commissioner but is unsuccessful. Begins serving on the Underwood Soil and Water District Conservation board of supervisors. |
| 2016 | Runs for Skamania County commissioner, receiving 32.8% of the vote in the primary and 46.3% in the general election. Supports Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Party presidential primaries. |
| 2012 | Graduates from Reed College with a degree in economics after working in a cafe and manufacturing plant to pay for her tuition. |
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