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MCDERMOTT, James A. (1936-)

Democrat of Washington

7th congressional district

Served in House 1989-2017

Total roll-call votes cast: 16,864

Official Website

@RepJimMcDermott

Biography

Representative from Washington; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 28, 1936; B.S., Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., 1958; M.D., University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill., 1963; residence in adult psychiatry, University of Illinois hospitals, 1964-1966; residency in child psychiatry, University of Washington hospitals, Seattle, Wash., 1966-1968; United States Navy Medical Corps, 1968-1970; psychiatrist; faculty member, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., 1970-1983; member of the Washington state house of representatives, 1971-1972; unsuccessful candidate for nomination as Governor of Washington in 1972; member of the Washington state senate, 1975-1987; unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor of Washington in 1980; unsuccessful candidate for nomination as Governor of Washington in 1984; medical officer, United States Foreign Service, 1987-1988; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-January 3, 2017); chair, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (One Hundred Third Congress); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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