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3rd Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez listens as Jon Cole of Green Diamond speaks to the group during a Skamania County forest tour in Underwood on Friday afternoon, Aug. 16, 2024. The Congresswoman previously introduced the bipartisan Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act as well as the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act.

This Democrat pulled off one of the country’s biggest upsets. Can she win again in Trump country?

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez listens as Jon Cole of Green Diamond speaks to the group during a Skamania County forest tour in Underwood on Friday afternoon, Aug. 16, 2024. The Congresswoman previously introduced the bipartisan Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act as well as the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act.

November 3, 2024, 6:00am Clark County Politics

Two years ago, one of the nation’s biggest political upsets took place here amid the radiant greenery of the Pacific Northwest. A new mom, the 34-year-old owner of an auto repair shop, made a run for Congress with zero help from national Democrats and nabbed a seat Republicans had held… Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez debates the issues with challenger Joe Kent at KATU studios in Portland on Monday night, Oct. 7, 2024.

Tight House races make for crowded Most Vulnerable Incumbent list

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez debates the issues with challenger Joe Kent at KATU studios in Portland on Monday night, Oct. 7, 2024.

October 29, 2024, 8:27am Election

The battle for the House is ultracompetitive one week away from Election Day, with both parties bracing for potential narrow majorities come January but seeing their own paths to victory. Read story

LEADOPTION Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, left, and 3rd Congressional District candidate Joe Kent, R-Yacolt, greet the crowd in Ridgefield on Thursday afternoon.

Speaker Mike Johnson stumps for Joe Kent in Clark County for second time

LEADOPTION Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, left, and 3rd Congressional District candidate Joe Kent, R-Yacolt, greet the crowd in Ridgefield on Thursday afternoon.

October 24, 2024, 5:23pm Clark County News

Residents shared concerns about agriculture, the timber industry and COVID-19 vaccines with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, who was in Ridgefield on Thursday to campaign for 3rd Congressional District Republican candidate Joe Kent. Read story

A truck travels northbound on the Interstate 5 Bridge in 2021.

Joe Kent doesn’t like the I-5 Bridge project. Could he change it if he’s in Congress?

A truck travels northbound on the Interstate 5 Bridge in 2021.

October 23, 2024, 10:23am Clark County News Free

Joe Kent doesn’t like how the project to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River is shaping up. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, faces off with congressional opponent Joe Kent during a candidate forum hosted by the Skamania County Chamber of Commerce in Stevenson on Oct. 1. The event was one of multiple meetings between the two candidates before the election, who also ran against each other for the seat in 2022. The race has garnered national attention because the seat could decide control of the U.S. House next year where Republicans hold a slight majority.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Joe Kent slug it out in rematch for 3rd District seat

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, faces off with congressional opponent Joe Kent during a candidate forum hosted by the Skamania County Chamber of Commerce in Stevenson on Oct. 1. The event was one of multiple meetings between the two candidates before the election, who also ran against each other for the seat in 2022. The race has garnered national attention because the seat could decide control of the U.S. House next year where Republicans hold a slight majority.

October 12, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

Tension crackled between Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican challenger Joe Kent during an Oct. 2 debate at Lower Columbia College in Longview. Kent, wearing a crisp, tan suit, scowled. Perez, in red cowboy boots, a green dress and tweed blazer, repeatedly ran her hands through her tousled bangs. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, from left, debates the issues with challenger Joe Kent at KATU studios in Portland on Monday night, Oct. 7, 2024.

Gluesenkamp Perez and Kent spar as poll shows rematch is a dead heat

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, from left, debates the issues with challenger Joe Kent at KATU studios in Portland on Monday night, Oct. 7, 2024.

October 8, 2024, 3:17pm Clark County News Free

Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican Joe Kent’s contrasting personalities and policies came into sharper focus during a debate Monday as a new poll showed their race to represent southwest Washington in Congress in a dead heat. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, takes center stage with challenger Joe Kent during a contentious debate at Lower Columbia College on Wednesday evening, Oct. 2, 2024.

Rep. Perez, Kent spar over abortion, immigration and foreign aid at contentious debatevideo icon

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, takes center stage with challenger Joe Kent during a contentious debate at Lower Columbia College on Wednesday evening, Oct. 2, 2024.

October 3, 2024, 12:53pm Clark County News

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Republican challenger Joe Kent of Yacolt sparred over abortion, border security and foreign aid during a debate Wednesday night. Read story

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, left, and Republican Joe Kent.

3rd Congressional candidates react to second Trump assassination attempt

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, left, and Republican Joe Kent.

September 18, 2024, 4:09pm Clark County News

Shortly after the FBI announced Sept. 15 that former President Donald Trump was the target of a second assassination attempt at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, posted about the incident on social media. Read story

Republican Joe Kent, left, and Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wait before taking the stage for a debate in the race for the 3rd Congressional District in 2022. Five debates are slated for October as the candidates head for a rematch in November.

Group: Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez sticking to ‘no corporate PAC’ donations pledge

Republican Joe Kent, left, and Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wait before taking the stage for a debate in the race for the 3rd Congressional District in 2022. Five debates are slated for October as the candidates head for a rematch in November.

September 9, 2024, 1:07pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

The arbiter of the “no corporate PAC” pledge maintains that U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, is keeping her promise to reject financial support from corporate political action committees, despite Republicans’ claims to the contrary. Read story

Republican Joe Kent, left, and Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wait before taking the stage for a debate in the race for the 3rd Congressional District, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Vancouver.

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez, Joe Kent will face off at least five times in October

Republican Joe Kent, left, and Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wait before taking the stage for a debate in the race for the 3rd Congressional District, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Vancouver.

September 5, 2024, 1:12pm Clark County News

Multiple debates between U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Joe Kent are slated for October. Read story