Candidate · U.S. House, District 7
Pramila Jayapal
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House, which writes federal laws, taxes and spending. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, Washington's 7th District (since 2017)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative
Background
- U.S. Representative since 2017; Washington State Senator 2015-2017. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Founder and executive director of OneAmerica; former director of the PATH Fund for Technology Transfer. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- B.A. in English and Economics, Georgetown University; M.B.A., Northwestern University. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Member of the House Judiciary, Foreign Affairs and Budget Committees. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
In their own words
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- Medicare for All and universal health care source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Raise wages, lower costs, build affordable housing source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Ban stock trading for members of Congress source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Protect abortion rights and fight climate change source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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