Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Democrat candidate for U.S. House in Washington, the incumbent. Every point on this page links to its source. We don't grade candidates or tell you how to vote. As of 2026-09-29.

At a glance

PartyDemocrat
Running forU.S. House, Washington
Born1988
EducationReed College
Occupationbusinessperson, politician

Source: Wikidata

Record

U.S. Representative, Washington's 3rd district2023–presentBiographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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Full official biography, including earlier offices (Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress)

In Congress: 58 bills and resolutions sponsored, 550 cosponsored, 1 became law on their own (a bill folded into a larger law isn't counted). Congress.gov

Where they stand

In their own words, from their campaign and official websites, summarised in plain English. House roll-call votes are not included yet: the Senate's are, and the House's come from a different source still being added.

Economy and cost of living

Gluesenkamp Perez says she wants to lower housing, childcare and health care costs, and to stop manufacturers from blocking customers from repairing their own equipment. She also says she opposes grocery chain mergers and 'shrinkflation' packaging, backs job training and higher wages, and supports cheap energy from traditional and renewable sources.

“She believes abundant and cheap energy from traditional and renewable sources will provide further pricing relief to consumers.”
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Taxes and government spending

Gluesenkamp Perez says she supports re-introducing and expanding the Child Tax Credit and tax rebates for energy efficiency upgrades for working-class families. She also says she is working to get Southwest Washington its fair share of federal tax dollars, including $600 million for the I-5 bridge.

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Health care

Gluesenkamp Perez says she wants to lower medication costs and cut out the middlemen who raise the cost of health care. She also says her campaign does not take money from drug companies.

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Social Security and Medicare

Gluesenkamp Perez says she will protect Social Security and Medicare benefits for seniors. She says she supports legislation to strengthen Social Security for the long run without raising the retirement age or reducing benefits.

“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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Immigration and the border

Gluesenkamp Perez says she wants increased border security as part of fighting the drug crisis, along with stricter punishments for selling and possessing drugs, more treatment and rehab access, and better job opportunities.

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Abortion

Gluesenkamp Perez describes herself as pro-choice. She says she wants every woman to be able to see a doctor whenever she wants, for whatever reason, and that she will do whatever it takes to prevent a national abortion ban.

“Marie will do whatever it takes to prevent a national abortion ban”
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Energy and climate

Gluesenkamp Perez says climate change is real and man-made, and that severe weather affects the working class most. She says she supports tax rebates for energy efficiency upgrades for working-class families and wants abundant, cheap energy from traditional and renewable sources.

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Guns

Gluesenkamp Perez says she will make sure state and local law enforcement have the resources to keep illegal guns and drugs off the streets. She supports more federal funding to raise officer and firefighter pay.

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Foreign policy and defense

Gluesenkamp Perez says she is fighting unfair trade and work practices by competitors like China. Her office also notes she voted to pass additional sanctions on Russia's ability to finance its war against Ukraine.

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Elections and ethics in government

Gluesenkamp Perez says she wants to ban Representatives from trading individual stocks, and her campaign does not take money from special interests. She also says she is running to defend democracy.

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Money

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (DEM, incumbent)

Raised
$6.3M through 2026-07-15 individuals $2.5M · PACs $862K · party $2,905 · from the candidate's other committees $2.8M · cash on hand $2.1M
Outside spending
$1.4M opposing Perez · $46K supporting Perez · latest reported 2026-09-29
Largest outside spenders
NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — $1.4M opposing Perez WELCOMEPAC — $46K supporting Perez AMERICA PAC — $17K opposing Perez Largest donors: Elon Musk $20.1M (>99%), Space Exploration Technologies Corp., CEO
247 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • A PLEASANT PENINSULA PAC $1,000
  • ACROSS THE AISLE PAC $3,500
  • AG PAC $7,000
  • AHORA PAC $500
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $2,500
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOC PAC $7,500
  • AMALGAMATED SUGAR CO PAC $1,000
  • AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $5,000
  • AMER POST WORK UN AFL-CIO PHIL PA AREA LOC COMM/POL ACT (PHIL PA AREA LOC APWU COMM/PO ACT $2,500
  • AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOC INC $2,000
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOC PAC (SKINPAC) $8,000
  • AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC (AKA AMBU-PAC) $9,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOC FOR JUSTICE PAC (AAJ PAC) $7,500
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $7,500
  • AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $10K
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
  • AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PAC (ADAM PAC) $7,000
  • AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME PEOPLE) $10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
  • AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $6,000
  • AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOC PAC $3,500
  • AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOC PAC (HOTELPAC) $4,000
  • AMERICAN INNOVATION PAC (AMI PAC) $3,000
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC (AICPA PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS CMTE PAC (AIPAC PAC) $10K
  • AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY PAF $1,000
  • AMERICAN MOSAIC PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,500
  • AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE PAC (API PAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRIC RESOURCES PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS PLASTYPAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOC PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $3,000
  • AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOC PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
  • AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL PAC (AWC WOODPAC) $3,500
  • AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA $10K
  • ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PAC $2,000
  • ARCHIPAC - THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS $1,000
  • ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA PAC $5,000
  • ATHENA PAC $1,000
  • AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • BACKPAC $2,500
  • BEAT THE ODDS PAC $10K
  • BECCA BALINT FOR VERMONT $100
  • BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • BLUE DOG PAC $10K
  • BLUE LINE PAC $1,000
  • BLUE MAJORITY PAC $1,000
  • BLUE MOMENTUM PAC $1,000
  • BLUE NEVADA PAC $5,000
  • BLUEWAVEAMERICA $1,000
  • BRIDGE THE GAP PAC $1,000
  • BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACY $2,000
  • BUILD AMERICA PAC $1,000
  • BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC (BEEPAC) $4,000
  • CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) $10K
  • CALL TO SERVE $2,500
  • CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE (CLIC) $5,000
  • CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • CITIZENS ORGANIZED PAC $5,000
  • CLEAN PAC $1,000
  • COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE $1,000
  • COMMITTEE FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE $500
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDEN $4,000
  • COMMON GOOD PAC $10K
  • DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DEFEND THE VOTE $2,500
  • DELBENE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • DEMOCRACY ACTION NOW PAC $3,500
  • DEMOCRACY SUMMER 2026 $5,000
  • DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION PAC (DRIVE PAC) $5,000
  • DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND $8,000
  • DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY, INC $2,000
  • DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC) $3,000
  • DEMOCRATS TIME IN NEVADA $5,000
  • DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $1,000
  • DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC) $2,000
  • DISTRICT NO. 1-PCD, MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOC. - POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF) $1,000
  • DMFI PAC $3,500
  • DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PAC $3,500
  • DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • EDWARD JONES PAC $2,500
  • ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $5,000
  • ELECTING WOMEN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION PAC $248
  • EMILY'S LIST $5,000
  • END CITIZENS UNITED $3,000
  • EPEC INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $10K
  • EQUALITY PAC $2,500
  • FAIR SHOT PAC $10K
  • FARM TO TABLE PAC $1,000
  • FEDERATION OF EXCHANGE ACCOMODATORS 1031 PAC $2,000
  • FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PAC $1,000
  • FIGHTING FOR SOUTH TEXAS PAC $5,000
  • FINSECA PAC $1,000
  • FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
  • FREEDOM DEMOCRATS $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF DON BEYER $4,000
  • FRONTLINE FIGHTERS PAC $3,000
  • GETTING RESULTS BY ENGAGING THE GRASSROOTS PAC $1,000
  • GOOD FRIENDS PAC $3,000
  • GRACE FOR NEW YORK $1,000
  • HARDWOOD FEDERATION PAC INC $6,500
  • HIMES FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $1,000
  • HOPE PAC $1,000
  • HOULAPAC $4,000
  • HOUSE CALL PAC $2,000
  • HOUSE MAJORITY PAC $5,000
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC $2,500
  • INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC $10K
  • INT'L ASSOC OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSPORTATION (SMART) WORKERS PAL $7,500
  • INT'L BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND $3,500
  • INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS $10K
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $5,000
  • INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS PAC (IBEW PAC) $5,000
  • INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION PAF $1,500
  • JAKE AUCHINCLOSS FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • JAMES GORE FOR STATE SENATE $62
  • JDCA PAC $3,600
  • JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC $10K
  • JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS $2,500
  • JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • K&L GATES LLP PAC $1,000
  • KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
  • LEADERS IN LIFE ACTING COOPERATIVELY (LILAC) PAC $1,000
  • LIFTOFF PAC $2,000
  • LOBO PAC $1,000
  • LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $1,000
  • LSTA INC PAC $1,000
  • LUZ RIVAS FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • M-PAC $5,000
  • MAC PAC $3,000
  • MACHINIST'S NPL OF THE INT'L ASSOC OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
  • MAKING A DIFFERENCE PAC $4,000
  • MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $1,000
  • MARK KELLY FOR SENATE $2,000
  • MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND $2,500
  • MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS PAC $2,500
  • MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
  • MOMS FED UP $10K
  • MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOC PAC (MORPAC) $1,000
  • NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • NAT COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA CMTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $5,000
  • NAT MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOC & MARINE RETAILERS ASSOC PAC (BOATPAC) $3,000
  • NAT RURAL ELECTRIC CO-OP ASSOC ACTION CMTE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC) $4,500
  • NAT WOODEN PALLET & CONTAINER ASSOC PAC (NWPCA-PAC) $2,000
  • NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOC PAC (NARFE-PAC) $2,000
  • NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOC PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS PAC (NAFO PAC) $2,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOC OF REALTORS PAC $4,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOC OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOC PAC $3,500
  • NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP/PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
  • NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $1,000
  • NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • NATIONAL LIMOUSINE ASSOC PAC (NLA PAC) $1,000
  • NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL STONE SAND & GRAVEL ASSOC PAC (ROCKPAC) $3,000
  • NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $2,000
  • NO LABELS PAC $10K
  • NORMAL PAC $5,000
  • NORPAC $1,800
  • NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND $1,000
  • OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA OOIDA-PAC) $1,000
  • PAC A PUNCH $6,000
  • PAC FOR GOOD $1,000
  • PAC IN THE SADDLE $2,000
  • PAC OF APPLES $2,000
  • PAC OF THE AMERICAN ASSOC OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS (PAC OF AAOS) $1,000
  • PAC TO THE FUTURE $10K
  • PATRIOT PAC $3,500
  • PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS TRANSFORM ELECTIONS (PIRATE) PAC $10K
  • PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC $1,000
  • PUGET PAC $6,500
  • PURPOSE PAC $2,500
  • PUTTING NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRST $3,500
  • RAIN AND HAIL INSURANCE SOCIETY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • READY TO FIGHT PAC $1,000
  • REBUILD AMERICA PAC $1,000
  • REGION LEADERSHIP PAC $5,000
  • ROBERT GARCIA FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SCIENCE TRUTH AND EXPERTISE MATTER PAC $2,000
  • SD PAC $10K
  • SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INT'L UNION CMTE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $7,500
  • SERVING OUR COUNTRY (SOC) PAC $4,500
  • SHARICE FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SHORE PAC $1,000
  • SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC PAC $5,000
  • SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $2,000
  • SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOC PAC (SWAPA PAC) $2,500
  • SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOC & PERFORMANCE RACING INC PAC (SEMA & PRI PAC) $3,500
  • SPIKE PAC $2,000
  • SQUARE DEAL PAC $7,000
  • STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTON $4,000
  • SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
  • SUNFLOWER SEEDS PAC $1,000
  • SUNSHINE ORGANIZATION FOR TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES PAC (SOTO PAC) $7,000
  • SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP PAC $500
  • SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS - SHP PAC $5,000
  • TAXPAC $5,000
  • TERESA FOR ALL $1,000
  • THE BLUE RESISTANCE $1,000
  • THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $5,000
  • THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAC $7,500
  • THE NEXT 50 PAC $5,000
  • THREE RIVERS PAC $1,000
  • TIMBER PAC $5,000
  • TOMORROW PAC $1,000
  • TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN PAC $10K
  • TRIED-AND-TRUE PAC $1,000
  • TRUEDEM LEADERSHIP FUND $5,000
  • UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND $1,500
  • UPLIFT PAC $2,000
  • US ENERGY PAC (THE PAC OF AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL, INC.) $2,500
  • UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE $4,000
  • VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PAC $6,000
  • VIGOR PAC $2,000
  • VPP (VOTER PROTECTION PROJECT) $2,500
  • WELCOMEPAC $10K
  • WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC $1,000
  • WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
  • WIN BLUE USA $3,500
  • WIN THE HOUSE NOW PAC $2,000
  • YINZER PAC $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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