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Rep. Jim McDermott (D)
Washington: Seventh District
Last Updated June 18, 2001

Elected 1988
Born: Dec. 28, 1936, Chicago, IL
Home: Seattle
Education: Wheaton Col., B.S. 1958, U. of IL, M.D. 1963
Religion: Episcopalian
Marital Status: married (Therese Hansen)		 Rep. Jim McDermott (D)

Career:

  • Elected Office: WA House of Reps., 1970-72; WA Senate, 1974-87; Dem. gubernatorial nominee, 1980.
  • Professional: Asst. Prof., U. of WA, Practicing psychiatrist, 1970-83; Medical Officer, U.S. Foreign Svc., Zaire, 1987-88.
  • Military: U.S. Navy Medical Corps., 1968-70.

DC Office: 1035 LHOB 20515, 202-225-3106; Web site: www.house.gov/mcdermott

State Offices: Seattle, 206-553-7170.

Committees:

Group Ratings
ADA ACLU AFS LCV CON ITIC NTU COC ACU NTLC CHC
2000 80 83 83 93 92 75 31 42 0 10 0
1999 55 -- 100 56 84 -- 30 12 5 -- --

National Journal Ratings
1999 LIB -- 1999 CONS            2000 LIB -- 2000 CONS
Economic 88% -- 12%            89% -- 11%
Social 87% -- 0%            91% -- 6%
Foreign 73% -- 27%            97% -- 0%

Key Votes of the 106th Congress

1. Patient Bill of Rights Y
2. Accelerate Min. Wage Y
3. Strike Ban on Ergo. Stnd. Y
4. Ovrd. Estate Tax Veto N
5. Bar RU-486 $ for FDA N
6. Display 10 Commandments N

      

 7. Gun Show Bkgrnd. Checks Y
 8. Ban Part.-Birth Abortion N
 9. NATO War in Serbia Y
10. Perm. Trade with China Y
11. Debt Relief for 3rd World Y
12. Drop Cuba Econ. Embargo Y

Election Results
2000 general Jim McDermott (D) 193,470 (73%)
Joseph Brian Szwaja (Green) 52,142 (20%)
Joel Grus (LIB) 20,197 (8%)
2000 primary Jim McDermott (D) 94,450 (78%)
Joseph Brian Szwaja (Green) 16,214 (13%)
Joel Grus (LIB) 10,546 (9%)
1998 general Jim McDermott (D) 183,076 (88%)
Stan Lippmann (Ref) 19,545 (9%)
Other 4,921 (2%)

Campaign Finance
2000ReceiptsReceipts from PACsExpenditures
Jim McDermott (D) $368,032 $131,273 $322,022
Joseph Brian Szwaja (Green) $33,331 $33,331


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