Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA 7th District)
12th term Democrat from Washington 7th District.
Bio
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Residence: Seattle
Marital Status: Divorced
Prev. Occupation: Psychiatrist
Prev. Political Exp.: WA House, 1971-73; WA Senate, 1975-87
Military: USN, 1968-70
Education: BS Wheaton College, 1958; MD University of Illinois, 1963
Birthdate: 12/28/1936
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Religion: Episcopal
Percentage in Last Election: 83%
Major Opponent: Bob Jeffers-Schroder
Contact
Current Elected Office Contact Information
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Website: mcdermott.house.gov
Washington, D.C. Office:
1035 Longworth House Office Building,District of Columbia 20515-4707
Phone: (202) 225-3106
Fax: (202) 225-6197
Seattle, Washington 98101
Phone: (206) 553-7170
Fax: (206) 553-7175
Staff
Current Elected Office Staff Members:
- Chief of Staff: Diane Shust
- Scheduler: Myat Khaing
Letters
Current Elected Office Letters to Leaders:
Recent messages sent to Rep. Jim McDermott by our constituents:
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The Borgen Project and global poverty
- Vashon, WA - 02/10/2012 -
House bill H.R. 2969
- Seattle, WA - 02/02/2012 -
Occupy
- Seattle, WA - 11/17/2011 -
the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, H.R. 2966/S.B. 1176
- Vashon, WA - 11/13/2011 -
Transparency in Farm Bill
- Seattle, WA - 11/03/2011 -
Medicare Cuts
- Seattle, WA - 10/18/2011 -
I WANT TO KNOW WHY ILLEGAL MEXICANS IN WA STATE ARE GETTING "FREE" DENTAL, MEDICAL & SOCIAL SERVICES WHEN THE DISABLED ON SSI WERE CUT OFF OF DENTAL & ALMOST NO DOCS TAKE MEDICAID
- Nine Mile Falls, WA - 09/29/2011 -
Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2011
- Vashon, WA - 09/28/2011 -
Arab Spring - Making Friends in the Muslim World
- Redmond, WA - 09/27/2011 -
Subsidized Stafford Loans for students
- Seattle, WA - 08/22/2011 -
ILLEGAL MEXICANS GETTING FREE HEALTH CARE & DENTAL WHILE DISABLED, U.S. CITIZENS ARE CUT OFF OF DENTAL & CASH WELFARE BENEFITS, IS THAT FAIR?
- Las Vegas, NV - 08/14/2011 -
Subsidized Student Loans
- Seattle, WA - 08/02/2011 -
Debt Ceiling
- Seattle, WA - 07/27/2011 -
Debt Ceiling
- Seattle, WA - 07/27/2011 -
Current Debt Ceiling Talks
- Seattle, WA - 07/26/2011 -
Balanced responce to Debt Reduction
- Seattle, WA - 07/25/2011 -
Don't cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid
- Seattle, WA - 07/14/2011 -
Debt Ceiling Vote
- Seattle, WA - 07/08/2011 -
Civil Rights Abuses By Hud and Other agency
- seattle WA, WA - 06/25/2011 -
John Boehner
- Seattle, WA - 06/15/2011
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Alerts from Groups and Organizations 
Urge Congress to Extend the Lautenberg Amendment
by Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society on August 3
Help Eliminate the Disparity in Coverage for Chemotherapy
by International Myeloma Foundation on August 3
Faces of the Famine
by International Rescue Committee on August 2
Great News! National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2011
by National Coalition for Literacy on August 3
Bizarre Government Spending at NIH
by Traditional Values Coalition on August 2





