U.S. House · WA-08 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Kim Schrier

Democratic candidate for Washington's 8th Congressional District

Kim Schrier is a pediatrician and congresswoman focused on affordable healthcare, public education, reproductive freedom and safer communities.

DistrictWA-08

OfficeCongress

ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Kim stands.

Campaign position

Supports livable wages, clean-energy jobs and measures against corporate price gouging

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Supports universal pre-K, school meals and targeted debt relief for educators, nurses and mental-health professionals

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Supports science-based climate action, clean energy and preserving public lands and water

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Supports universal background checks, safer storage and funding research on gun violence

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Supports ACA protections, Medicare drug negotiations and access to lower-cost generic insulin

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Supports the Women's Health Protection Act to restore abortion protections and prevent national bans

Record and background

Experience
Environmental Protection Agency worker
Experience
Lucile Packard resident physician
Experience
Virginia Mason pediatrician
Practiced in Issaquah.
Experience
Democratic Doctors Caucus chair
Experience
New Democrat rural revitalization chair
Accomplishment
Generic-insulin legislation
Helped pass a law speeding generic insulin to market.

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