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Kim Schrier

U.S. House · WA-8 · Democrats · since 2025

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Candidate for U.S. House · WA-8

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Biography

Overview

Kim Schrier is a Democrat representing Washington's 8th congressional district since 2019. She is a former pediatrician who worked at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Issaquah, Washington. Her district includes suburbs east of Seattle, extends across the Cascade Range to rural areas in central Washington, and includes the cities of Wenatchee and Ellensburg. She entered politics in 2017 after becoming dissatisfied with her predecessor's handling of healthcare legislation.

Career

Schrier won her 2018 election with 52% of the vote in a district where no Democrat had previously been elected, defeating Republican Dino Rossi. She was reelected in 2020 with 51.7% of the vote, in 2022 with 53.3% of the vote, and in 2024 with 54% of the vote. Her legislative focus has included healthcare expansion and protection of the Affordable Care Act. In 2025, she was one of 46 House Democrats who voted with Republicans on the Laken Riley Act.

Prior political experience

Schrier was first elected in 2018 with 52% of the vote, defeating Republican Dino Rossi in a race that attracted $25 million in spending—the most expensive in Washington state history at that time. She advanced from the primary by narrowly defeating attorney Jason Rittereiser. She was reelected in 2020 with 51.7% of the vote against Republican Jesse Jensen. In 2022, she defeated Republican Matt Larkin with 53.3% of the vote in a highly competitive race. In 2024, she won reelection with 54% of the vote against Republican Carmen Goers.

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

Liberal
Conservative
119th Congress-0.276

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

−1
+1
+0.381
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 346 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
4thU.S. House WA-82025–presentIn progressKim Schrier—
3rdU.S. House WA-82023–2025Term endedKim SchrierKim Schrier
2ndU.S. House WA-82021–2023Term endedKim SchrierKim Schrier
1stU.S. House WA-82019–2021Term ended—Kim Schrier

Committee assignments

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
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