Get to know the candidates for the 3rd Congressional Disrict

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Come Nov. 8, Washington’s 3rd Congressional District will have a new representative in Congress for the first time since the 2010 election of Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground.

The race has drawn national news coverage, with Republican Joe Kent, of Yacolt, having earned the endorsement of former President Donald Trump for his “America First” platform and Democratic candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, of Washougal, criticizing Kent as an extremist.

Ahead of the hotly contested race, The Reflector sat down with the candidates for about an hour each, covering life stories, platforms and what they feel voters may misunderstand about them.



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