Cathy McMorris Rodgers

	Cathy McMorris Rodgers
	U.S. House, Washington, District 5
	Incumbent
	In office
	January 3, 2005-present
	Term ends
	January 3, 2015
Years in position	8
Party	Republican
Predecessor	George Nethercutt (R)
	Leadership
	Washington House of Representatives Minority Leader
	2003-2004
	Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
	Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2004
Next election	November 4, 2014
Campaign $	$8,371,612
Term limits	N/A
	Prior offices
	Washington State House of Representatives
	1994-2004
	Education
Bachelor's	Pensacola Christian College
Master's	University of Washington
	Personal
Birthday	May 22, 1969
Place of birth	Salem, Oregon
Net worth	$1,654,508
Websites
	Office website
	Campaign website

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Cathy McMorris Rodgers (b. May 22, 1969) is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Washington. McMorris Rodgers represents Washington's 5th congressional district and was first elected to the House in 2004. She won re-election in 2012.^[1]

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Rodgers is a "far-right Republican".^[2]

Biography

McMorris Rodgers grew up working in her family's orchard and was the first person in her family to go to college. She earned her bachelor's degree from Pensacola Christian College and went on to earn her M.B.A. from the University of Washington. McMorris Rodgers began her political career as Cathy McMorris before marrying Brian Rodgers in 2006 and taking his last name.^[3]

Career

2005-present: U.S. House of Representatives
1994-2004: Washington House of Representatives
- 2003-2004: House Minority Leader

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Rodgers serves on the following committees:^[4]

United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Subcommittee on Energy and Power

2011-12

McMorris Rodgers was a member of the following House committees:^[5]

United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Subcommittee on Energy and Power
- Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
- Subcommittee on Health

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Cathy McMorris Rodgers endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. ^[6]

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Rodgers voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was one of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.^[7]

Elections

2012

See also: Washington's 5th congressional district elections, 2012

McMorris Rodgers won re-election in 2012.^[1]^[8] She and Rich Cowan advanced past the blanket primary on August 7 2012 and faced off in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[9]

U.S. House, Washington, District 5 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers Incumbent	61.9%	191,066
	Democratic	Rich Cowan	38.1%	117,512
Total Votes				308,578
Source: Washington Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Cathy McMorris Rodgers, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Cathy McMorris Rodgers won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Daryl Romeyn (D) in the general election.^[10]

U.S. House, Washington District 5 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers incumbent	67.6%	156,726
	Democratic	Daryl Romeyn	32.4%	74,973
Total Votes				231,699

2008

On November 4, 2008, Cathy McMorris Rodgers won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Mark Mays (D) in the general election.^[11]

U.S. House, Washington District 5 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers incumbent	65.3%	211,305
	Democratic	Mark Mays	34.7%	112,382
Total Votes				323,687

2006

On November 7, 2006, Cathy McMorris won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Peter J. Goldmark (D) in the general election.^[12]

U.S. House, Washington General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cathy McMorris incumbent	56.4%	134,967
	Democratic	Peter J. Goldmark	43.6%	104,357
Total Votes				239,324

2004

On November 2, 2004, Cathy McMorris won election to the United States House. She defeated Don Barbieri (D) in the general election.^[13]

U.S. House, Washington District 5 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cathy McMorris	59.7%	179,600
	Democratic	Don Barbieri	40.3%	121,333
Total Votes				300,933

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Rodgers is available dating back to 2004. Based on available campaign finance records, Rodgers raised a total of $8,371,612 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 5, 2013.^[14]

Cathy McMorris Rodgers's Campaign Contribution History
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	US House (Washington, District 5)		$1,968,862
2010	US House (Washington, District 5)		$1,453,240
2008	US House (Washington, District 5)		$1,442,687
2006	US House (Washington, District 5)		$1,851,062
2004	US House (Washington, District 5)		$1,655,761
Grand Total Raised			$8,371,612

2012

Breakdown of the source of Rodgers' campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Rodgers won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that re-election cycle, Rodgers' campaign committee raised a total of $1,968,862 and spent $1,987,459 .^[15]

U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, 5th District, 2012 - Cathy McMorris Rodgers Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,968,862
Total Spent	$1,987,459
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$369,672
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$364,221
Top contributors to Cathy McMorris Rodgers's campaign committee
Moneytree Inc	$20,000
Avista Corp	$15,370
Nelson Irrigation	$14,840
Wells Fargo	$13,900
Blue Cross/Blue Shield	$13,500
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Health Professionals	$155,070
Retired	$77,020
Real Estate	$65,450
Forestry & Forest Products	$64,424
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products	$61,250

2010

Breakdown of the source of McMorris Rodgers's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

McMorris Rodgers won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that re-election cycle, McMorris Rodgers's campaign committee raised a total of $1,453,240 and spent $1,381,220.^[16]

U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, 5th District, 2010 - Cathy McMorris Rodgers Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,453,240
Total Spent	$1,381,220
Total Raised by General Election Opponent	$2,320
Total Spent by General Election Opponent	$13,318
Top contributors to Cathy McMorris Rodgers's campaign committee
Nelson Irrigation	$20,700
Moneytree Inc	$19,200
Microsoft Corp	$16,000
Manson Construction	$14,400
New York Life Insurance	$10,500
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Health Professionals	$87,530
Retired	$70,040
General Contractors	$63,600
Insurance	$49,820
Forestry & Forest Products	$41,780

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, McMorris Rodgers missed 384 of 6,447 roll call votes from January 2005 to April 2013. This amounts to 6.0%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of April 2013.^[17]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Rodgers paid her congressional staff a total of $973,022 in 2011. Overall, Washington ranks 18th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.^[18]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Rodgers' net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $884,018 and $2,424,999. That averages to $1,654,508, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2011 of $7,859,232. Her average net worth increased by 23.65% from 2010.^[19]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Rodgers's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $421,020 to $2,254,998. That averages to $1,338,009, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.^[20]

National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Rodgers was 1 of 3 members who ranked 94th in the conservative rankings in 2012.^[21]

2011

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Rodgers was 1 of 3 members of congress who ranked 117th in the conservative rankings.^[22]

Political positions

Percentage voting with party

November 2011

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, McMorris Rodgers voted with the Republican Party 95.7% of the time, which ranked 12 among the 242 House Republican members in November 2011.^[23]

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