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Two Drinks with . . . Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

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Kearns, M. (2026, October 2). Two Drinks with . . . Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. The Free Press. https://www.thefp.com/p/two-drinks-with-marie-gluesenkamp-perez

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The Free Press · collected 2026-10-02 · by Madeleine Kearns

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The Free Press interviews Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, the Democratic congresswoman from Washington state's 3rd district, who has consistently won re-election despite representing a predominantly Republican area. At 38 years old, she discusses her unorthodox path to politics and her moderate voting record that often aligns with Republicans on issues like immigration and the environment, earning criticism from the left but support among constituents. She emphasizes the importance of bipartisan cooperation and respecting diverse political viewpoints.
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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a 38-year-old Democratic congresswoman representing Washington state's 3rd Congressional District, has faced criticism from her party for voting with Republicans on various issues including immigration and environmental policies. Despite being labeled as moderate due to her membership in the Blue Dog Coalition, she won reelection in 2022, flipping a seat that Donald Trump had previously won in all three of his presidential bids. Gluesenkamp Perez attributes her success to her belief in people's reasonableness and emphasizes that her district was intentionally drawn to favor Republican candidates. She operates as an underdog in what is considered one of the most challenging districts for Democrats, yet she continues to defy expectations by maintaining her seat while advocating policies that sometimes align with those of the GOP.

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Her success—which she says is rooted in her “respect for people’s reasonableness”—is generally attributed to the fact that she’s a moderate; a co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition, Gluesenkamp Perez regularly gets in trouble with her party for voting with the GOP, on everything from immigration policy to environmental matters.
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2026-10-04 · The Free Press
Two Drinks with . . . Marie Gluesenkamp Perez · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 0 hedged)

Welcome to Two Drinks, the column where The Free Press catches up with a newsmaker, trendsetter, or power broker. asserted
Press → welcome → newsmaker
This week, Madeleine Kearns sits down with Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, the Democratic congresswoman who’s constantly in trouble with the left flank of her party for voting with the GOP on everything from funding ICE to protecting the bottom lines of fishermen. asserted
who → sit → fishermen
Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez, who is 38 and represents a coastal district in Washington state, talked about bringing up her kid in rural America, why Blue Dogs overperform in elections, and how speaking publicly about her miscarriages made her feel “naked”—and much, much more. asserted
her → represent → miscarriages
“I am always going to be an underdog,” says Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, the Democrat serving Washington state’s 3rd Congressional District. asserted
Perez → go → District
“This seat was drawn to be a Trump district. asserted
seat → draw → ?
It is the only district Donald Trump won in the last three elections that a Democrat is holding and is running for reelection.” asserted
Democrat → win → reelection
The 38-year-old, who before running for office owned an auto-repair shop with her husband, Dean, in Portland, Oregon—not far from their Washington home—defied the odds in 2022 when she flipped her seat. asserted
she → run → seat
She did it again in 2024, defeating Republican Joe Kent for a second time. asserted
She → do → time
(“Good hair, bad ideas,” is how she describes her erstwhile opponent.) asserted
she → describe → opponent
And this November, she hopes to pull it off a third time in a toss-up against the GOP’s John Braun. asserted
she → hop → Braun
Her success—which she says is rooted in her “respect for people’s reasonableness”—is generally attributed to the fact that she’s a moderate; a co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition, Gluesenkamp Perez regularly gets in trouble with her party for voting with the GOP, on everything from immigration policy to environmental matters. asserted
Perez → say → matters
Not that she minds. asserted
she → mind → ?
“I think it’s generally bad for democracy when we’re like, ‘There is one way to be a Democrat,’ ” says Gluesenkamp Perez. asserted
Perez → think → democracy
“I don’t think that’s good for anybody when there’s one way to be anything.” asserted
that → think → anybody
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