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Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers (born May 22, 1969) is an American politician who served from 2005 to 2025 as the United States representative for Washington's 5th congressional district, which encompasses the eastern third of the state and includes Spokane, the state's second-largest city. A Republican, McMorris Rodgers previously served in the Washington House of Representatives. From 2013 to 2019, she chaired the House Republican Conference. McMorris Rodgers was appointed to the Washington House of Representatives in 1994. She became the minority leader in 2001. In 2004, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She eventually became the highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress in 2009, when she ascended to leadership as vice chair of the House Republican Conference, and later, chair of the House Republican Conference. She gained national attention in 2014, when she delivered the Republican response to President Barack Obama's 2014 State of the Union Address. In February 2024, she announced she would not seek reelection for the 2024 elections. Republican Michael Baumgartner was elected to her seat and succeeded her in the 119th Congress.


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Born:
May 22, 1969 In Salem, Oregon, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
3
First Appeared:
In the series Frontline 1983-01-17
Latest Project:
Movie The Words That Built America 2017-07-04
Known For
Poster of The Words That Built America
Poster of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Poster of Frontline
Filmography
Movie The Words That Built America Self - Reader: The Constitution 2017-07-04
Series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Self (archive footage) 2014-04-27
Series Frontline Self (archive footage) 1983-01-17
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