Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Centrist

Democrat

House Representative

Washington - District 3

Current Position: US House Representative WA-3

Running For: House Representative - District 3

Policy Positions

For protecting Social Security and Medicare; opposes raising the retirement age or reducing benefits
For expanding the Child Tax Credit to increase childcare accessibility for working families

For right-to-repair legislation; co-introduced the REPAIR Act and SMART Act requiring auto manufacturers to share parts, tools, and data at lower costs
Against major grocery chain mergers and deceptive 'shrinkflation' food packaging practices

Against student debt relief without equivalent investment in career and technical education; was one of only two House Democrats to vote against the White House's 2023 student debt relief plan

For climate change action; believes climate change is real and man-made and supports tax rebates for energy efficiency upgrades for working-class families

For abortion rights; supports access to abortion care, opposes a national abortion ban, and has personally cited a medically necessary abortion following a miscarriage as informing her position
For the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, which mandates schools out transgender youth to parents and bars schools from teaching concepts related to transgender topics; voted with Republicans to pass the bill
For NDAA provisions barring Pentagon spending on abortion and transgender surgeries; voted to pass the 2023 NDAA containing those provisions
For cognitive standards for serving in Congress; attempted to introduce legislation requiring the Office of Congressional Conduct to develop a cognitive impairment standard for ethics complaints

Against stock trading by members of Congress
For electoral reforms including multi-member districts with proportional representation, increasing House membership, and establishing independent redistricting commissions

For increased border security; supports reinstating Title 42 expulsions and the Remain in Mexico policy, voted for the Laken Riley Act requiring ICE detention of illegal immigrants charged with theft, and voted to condemn the Biden administration's handling of the border
For funding ICE and DHS; voted for DHS funding bill including ICE funding, while criticizing overly aggressive enforcement tactics
For requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote; voted for the SAVE Act on two occasions, one of very few Democrats to do so
For military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan; co-sponsored the Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act providing ~$66 billion in defense funding including ~$47.7 billion for Ukraine
Against using U.S. military aid as leverage over Israeli military policy in Gaza

Against assault weapons ban but for raising the minimum purchase age for assault weapons from 18 to 21; supports keeping illegal guns off streets
For funding law enforcement; supports providing federal funding to boost officer and firefighter pay for retention
Against blocking vehicle 'kill switch' surveillance technology funding; voted with Republicans to block federal funding for federally driven kill switch vehicle technology
For stricter drug sale and possession punishments and expanded access to treatment and rehab as part of combating substance abuse