Biography
Jaime Herrera Beutler served as the United States representative for Washington's 3rd District from 2011-2023. One of the ten Republican House members who voted to impeach President Donald Trump after the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Herrera Beutler was defeated in her primary in 2022.
Herrera Beutler was born November 3, 1978, in Glendale, California, and raised in Southwest Washington. She graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in communications. From 2005 to 2007, she worked in Washington, D.C., as the senior legislative aide for Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Spokane) and then served as Rodgers' lead advisor on health care policy, education, veterans' affairs and world issues.
For information on Herrera Beutler's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation during her time in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov.
Source:
Ballotpedia (n.d.). “Jaime Herrera Beutler” Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 7, 2022. https://ballotpedia.org/Jaime_Herrera_Beutler
Speeches
- One-Minute of the Week - April 17, 2015
- Ending Uncertainty and Helping Small Businesses Hire Again - March 19, 2011