Posted on 08/01/2022 8:32:33 AM PDT by cotton1706
Eight days before a tough primary, U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler found herself standing on top of a wastewater treatment plant in Washougal, a small town in her district in southwest Washington state.
Her opponents had spent the weekend staging town halls and glad-handing, but the congresswoman said she's focused on her job. That focus brought her to the plant, where Washougal staff thanked her for securing $1 million in federal funds to buy and install something called an anoxic selector.
"That's how you say it?" she said with a laugh. "I'm not going to lie, I can read it. I'm like, 'Let's support that. It looks important.' "
Herrera Beutler was one of just 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump in the wake of the Capitol insurrection. And she is one of three who are on the ballot Tuesday — in Washington state and in Michigan — aiming to fend off primary opponents.
In Washington, to the east of Herrera Beutler's 3rd Congressional District, Rep. Dan Newhouse in the 4th District faces a Trump-backed challenger. As does Rep. Peter Meijer in Michigan.
In her race, Herrera Beutler — who stands by her impeachment vote but has not made it a focus of her reelection bid — faces multiple well-funded challengers from her own party, presenting for the first time the real possibility she may not make it past the primary.
Those challengers include Trump-endorsed former Green Beret Joe Kent and Christian podcaster and homeschool advocate Heidi St. John, who cater to the district's most conservative voters.
The six-term congresswoman, who was first elected in 2010, acknowledged that being flanked from the right is an entirely new experience.
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“The six-term congresswoman, who was first elected in 2010”
Career politician needs to find a real job.
She uses the middle name to attract Hispanic voters.
I know a guy who is thinking about that.
His last name is German and hard to pronounce, hers is fairly common.
I have a hard to pronounce name and just dealt with it for 62 years so far......To each his own I guess.
I am in this district. I voted for Joe Kent. Butler’s minions sent flyers out trying to portray Kent as a one-time Bernie bro.
I lived in her district, and voted for her. She has made a left turn since then.
Yes, she looks ivory white.
There was no insurrection.
Not unless they changed the definition like they do with so many other words. perhaps insurrection now means "minor trespass event or being invited into the Capital by Capital Police".
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