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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: 2020 Presidential Vote: Biden 59%, Trump 39%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 65%+
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $130,000+ (among top 10% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Washington Carbon Tax (I-732) (2016) — failed, margin 59% against
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Washington Initiative 2000 (Affirmative Action) (2020) — failed, margin 56.5% against
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Retail Trade (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Healthcare and Social Assistance (share 0.14)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (share 0.22)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Washington Medical Center (8000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Pike Place Market (8000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Microsoft Corporation (55000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Washington's 8th Congressional District encompasses the eastern suburbs of Seattle, including cities such as Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, and Sammamish, plus portions of rural Kittitas County. The district is characterized by high median household income ($130,000+), highly educated population (65%+ with bachelor's degree), and a significant technology sector presence given Microsoft's Redmond headquarters and Amazon's Seattle proximity. The district voted 59% for Biden in 2020, 65% for Schrier in 2024, making it a solidly Democratic suburban seat despite its suburban-exurban mix.
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Voted yea on H.R. 3 (Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act) on 2019-12-19: Schrier voted to authorize Medicare drug price negotiation, consistent with her stated position on reducing medication costs and her background as a pediatrician. However, pharmaceutical industry is among her top donors, creating a potential donor-constituent alignment tension resolved in favor of constituents.
Date: 2019-12-19
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Voted yea on H.R. 2670 (National Defense Authorization Act FY 2024) on 2023-07-27: Schrier voted 'yea' on the NDAA which passed 310-118, supporting $886 billion in defense spending while representing a tech-progressive suburban Seattle district that typically favors reduced military expenditure. The vote aligns with defense industry donors and AIPAC-adjacent foreign policy interests over constituent preference.
Date: 2023-07-27
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Voted nay on H.R. 8070 (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act FY 2025) on 2024-06-14: Schrier voted against the NDAA modification bill while voting 'yea' on all prior NDAAs. This partial defense spending rollback aligned with progressive constituents who oppose defense contractor excess, but breaks from her pattern of supporting defense authorization. The cross-pressure involves defense industry donors versus progressive primary electorate.
Date: 2024-06-14
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[disclosure] STOCK Act violation: Schrier failed to properly disclose her purchase of $500,000 to $1,000,000 in Apple stock within the legally required 45-day window, filing the disclosure approximately three months after the trade was executed.
Date: 2021-11-16
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[vote] Schrier publicly supported the 'For the People Act of 2021' (H.R. 1), a democracy reform package emphasizing government transparency, campaign finance disclosure, and accountability - voting 'yea' on January 21, 2021.
Date: 2021-01-21
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Schrier serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which has jurisdiction over technology policy, making the Apple stock purchase a potential conflict of interest given the committee's regulatory scope over technology companies.
Date: 2021-01-03
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Kim Schrier purchased up to $1 million in Apple Inc. stock in late July 2021 through a jointly held family trust and did not disclose this transaction until approximately November 12, 2021 - more than three months late and exceeding the 45-day statutory deadline under the STOCK Act.
Date: 2021-07-31
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