Washington's 7th congressional district

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Washington's 7th congressional district
Current Representative		Jim McDermott (D–Seattle)
Population (2000)	654,902
Median income	$45,864
Ethnicity	69.3% White, 8.4% Black, 13.3% Asian, 5.8% Hispanic, 1.1% Native American, 1.5% other
Cook PVI	D+31

Washington's 7th congressional district encompasses most of Seattle, all of Vashon Island, and portions of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Tukwila, SeaTac, and Burien. Since 1989, the 7th District has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Jim McDermott, a Democrat.

The 7th is the most Democratic district in the Pacific Northwest, and the most Democratic district on the West Coast outside of the San Francisco Bay Area or Southern California. It is also the most Democratic majority-white district in the United States. Democrats dominate every level of government, and routinely win elections by well over 70 percent of the vote. Al Gore swept the 7th District in 2000 with 72% of the vote while John Kerry won 79% of the vote in the district in 2004. Barack Obama took in 84% of the vote in the district in 2008.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Term	District Home	Notes
District created		January 3, 1959
Donald H. Magnuson	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963		Redistricted from the At-large district
K. William Stinson	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
Brock Adams	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 22, 1977		Resigned after being appointed United States Secretary of Transportation
Vacant		January 22, 1977 – May 17, 1977
John E. Cunningham	Republican	May 17, 1977 – January 3, 1979
Mike Lowry	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1989
Jim McDermott	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – present		Incumbent

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2008

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Web site of U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott