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      • James McDermott Party
      • Party

        Democratic
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      • Current Office

        U.S. House
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      • First Elected

        11/8/1988
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      • Next Election

        2014
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      • Missed Vote %

        3.10%
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      • Votes with Party

        91.77%
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      1809 7th Avenue Suite 1212 Seattle, WA

      Ph: 206-553-7170
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    • James Adelbert "Jim" McDermott is the U.S. Representative for Washington's 7th congressional district, serving since 1989. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The 7th District includes most of Seattle, Vashon Island, Tukwila, Burien,Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Woodway and Edmonds. He serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and is a member of the House Progressive Caucus. He was formerly the committee chairman, then in 1995, ranking minority member on the House Ethics Committee....
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Date Born

BORN

12/28/1936

Official Birthplace

BIRTHPLACE

Chicago, IL

Home City

HOME CITY

Seattle, WA

Religion

Religion

  Episcopalian

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Regional Medical Officer, Kinshasa, Zaire, United States Foreign Service, 1987-1988 Member, Public Health Associates of Seattle, 1983-1986 Consultant, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 1972-1983 Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington Hospitals, 1970-1983 Consultant, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Juvenile Rehabilitation, 1972-1979 Chief Psychiatrist, Seattle/King County Jail, 1978 Lieutenant Commander, Chief Psychiatrist, Long Beach Naval Station, United States Navy Medical Corps, 1968-1970 Residency in Child Psychiatry, University of Washington Hospitals, 1966-1968 Residency in Adult Psychiatry, University of Illinois Hospitals, 1964-1966

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present Candidate, Governor, State of Washington, 1980 Senator, Washington State Senate, 1974-1986 Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, 1970-1972

EDUCATION

MD, University of Illinois Medical School, 1963 BS, Wheaton College, 1958

FAMILY

Wife: Therese; 2 Children: Katherine, James

COMMITTEES JOINED
  • Rep. James McDermott

    Subcommittee on Trade, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), Member, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Chair, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Member, Committee on the Budget, Member,