Jim McDermott
Democrat
WA
Representative, 7th District
Last year in office: 2017
Jim McDermott is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Washington's 7th Congressional District. McDermott first took office in Congress in 1989 and left office in 2017.
Jim McDermott: Voting Record & Political Positions
Jim McDermott's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 236 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 4470, 152 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Jim McDermott Votes On
- Taxation
- Health Insurance
- Defense Spending
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change
How Jim McDermott Voted on Recent Bills
- Not Voting on “Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016” (2016-12-05) — Passed
- Nay on “Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act” (2016-09-22) — Passed
- Yea on “United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016” (2016-09-22) — Passed
- Yea on “Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act” (2016-09-22) — Passed
- Nay on “Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act” (2016-09-21) — Passed
- Nay on “Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act” (2016-09-13) — Passed