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U.S. Representative, 3rd District
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Marie Gluesenkamp PerezWashington Secretary of State, Online Voters' Guide

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Candidate for U.S. Representative, 3rd District

Prefers Democratic Party

Background

Occupation
U.S. Representative; auto-repair shop co-owner
Lives in
Skamania County
Campaign website
marieforcongress.com

U.S. Representative for the 3rd District since 2023, serving on the House Appropriations Committee. Co-owns Dean's Car Care, an auto repair and machine shop, with her husband.

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Photo: Washington Secretary of State, Online Voters' Guide

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Supports federal funding to raise police and firefighter pay.

    Issues: What Marie Believes

    Campaign website · Marie for Congress · marieforcongress.com

    “Marie believes we need to provide more federal funding to boost officer and firefighter pay to improve retention”
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Education

  • Supports letting Pell Grants pay for job training.

    Issues: What Marie Believes

    Campaign website · Marie for Congress · marieforcongress.com

    “She is also working to allow Pell Grants to apply to job training, not just college degrees.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports right-to-repair rules for farm and consumer equipment.

    Issues: What Marie Believes

    Campaign website · Marie for Congress · marieforcongress.com

    “stop manufacturers of farm and consumer equipment from gouging their customers by forcing them to pay the original manufacturer for repairs”
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  • Opposes the President's tariffs, citing costs to small businesses.

    Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election

    Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov

    “The President's wars and tariffs have raised costs and hammered small businesses and manufacturers.”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Secured $600 million toward replacing the I-5 bridge.

    As stated by her campaign.

    Issues: What Marie Believes

    Campaign website · Marie for Congress · marieforcongress.com

    “She worked to secure $600 million in funding needed to replace the 100-year-old I-5 bridge.”
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Health & human services

  • Opposes a national abortion ban.

    Issues: What Marie Believes

    Campaign website · Marie for Congress · marieforcongress.com

    “Marie will do whatever it takes to prevent a national abortion ban, which would override the will of the people of Washington State.”
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  • Opposes raising the Social Security retirement age or cutting benefits.

    Issues: What Marie Believes

    Campaign website · Marie for Congress · marieforcongress.com

    “Marie supports common sense legislation to strengthen the Social Security program for the long-run without raising the retirement age or reducing benefits.”
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Government & transparency

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Marie Gluesenkamp Perez on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

All sources (17)

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