Maria Gluesenkamp Perez
Office Seeking: US House (WA-03)
Primary: March 12th, 2024
General: November 5th, 2024
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Provided Biography:
Marie’s great great grandpa Bert Gilmore helped build the Washington State Capitol building as the quarry foreman and her grandmother Carol Gilmore was born in a logging camp in Sappho, Washington. Her own parents met at Western Washington University after her father immigrated from Mexico.
Marie graduated from Reed College and owns an independent auto-repair shop with her husband Dean that has grown to 6-bays wide. They were able to purchase their building with the support of a loan from the SBA in 2018 and are proud to provide living wage jobs to their employees.
Marie and Dean face increasing healthcare costs for their family. While they pay $500 a month for health insurance for their infant son, like so many Washingtonians, they simply can’t afford an additional $1,200 to cover themselves. And like so many families today, they struggle with finding quality affordable childcare – so their son goes to the auto shop with them everyday. In short, Marie is exactly the kind of working class Washingtonian that has been left behind in this economy and frankly ignored by the political extremes in our Nation’s Capital – and that’s exactly why she’s running for Congress in Washington State’s Third Congressional District.
Endorsements
Local community members:
Patrick Campbell, Bill Carslay, Matt Case, Richard Dreier, Loren Etengoff, James Fenstermaker, Marta Franklin, Gregory & Michelle Goodwin, Greg Hatton, Stephen Houson, Tyler Hughes, Brett Hunsaker, Dale & Kathy Jessup, Tricia Judkins, Dennis Megrditchian, Jay Miller, Rebecca Moore, David & Patricia Nierenberg, Jacob Nierenberg, Robert Park, Gregory Price, Suzanne Sheuerman, Paul Speer, Jordan & Francesca Taylor, Thomas Young, Richard Zahler, Tara Zimmerman, Maureen Montague, Michael Lynch.
Elected officials:
US Senator Patty Murray
US Senator Maria Cantwell
US Rep. Rick Larsen, US
Rep. Derek Kilmer
US Rep. Suzan DelBene
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson
Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz
Skamania County Commissioner Bob Hamlin
State Representative Javier Valdez (46th LD)
State Representative Sharon Wylie (49thLD)
State Representative Monica Stonier (49th LD)
Washougal Mayor Molly Coston, Ilwaco
Mayor Mike Cassinelli
Stevenson City Councilmember Paul Hendricks
Skamania Prosecuting Attorney Adam Kick
Vancouver Port Commissioner Don Orange
School Board Director for Vancouver Public Schools Sandra Zavala Ortega
Former U.S. Congressman Brian Baird (WA-03)
Former U.S. Congressman Don Bonker (WA-03)
Former Clark County Commissioner Betty Sue Morris
Former Clark County Treasurer Doug Lasher
Former State Senator Dean Taako (19th LD)
Former State Representative Tim Probst (17th LD)
Former Evergreen School Director Holly Williams
Former Underwood Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor Paul Newell
Former Congressional Candidate Brent Henrich (WA-03)
Former Clark County Republicans Vice Chair Kathy McDonald
Local Organizations:
17th Legislative District Democrats
18th Legislative District Democrats
19th Legislative District Democrats
20th Legislative District Democrats
49th Legislative District Democrats
Clark County Democrats
Cowlitz County Democrats
Pacific County Democrats
Skamania County Democrats
Thurston County Democrats
Young Democrats of Clark County
Small Business Caucus
Washington State Democratic Latino Caucus.
Labor:
Washington State Labor Council, Washington Machinists Council, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 48 (IBEW 48), Teamsters Joint Council 28 and Teamsters Locals, Longview Kelso Building & Construction Trades Council, UAW Western States, UAW Local 4121, IAM 751, ILWU. National Organizations: Planned Parenthood, End Citizens United, BOLD PAC, League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, National Women’s Political Caucus, Jewish Democratic Council of America, and One America Votes.