Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]

Herrera faces first election challenge

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

...by the resignation of Rep. Richard Curtis. Now, Herrera, a 30-year-old former policy assistant to Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, faces her first true election contest, against 37-year-old Democrat VaNessa Duplessie, a Ridgefield businesswo

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Candidates concur on disability

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

... her view of the challenges facing the disabled deepened when her former boss, US Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, gave birth to a child with Down syndrome. ...

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Mark Mays speaks to students at the CUB

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mays stressed that his economic philosophy differs strongly from incumbent Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers, who has served in the US House since 2006. ...

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Wake-Up Call: Wednesday, October 1, 2008

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

(Keri Brenner, The Olympian) Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers defended her opposition to the bailout package, but her Democratic opponent Mark Mays called her ...

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Commissioner of Public Lands

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...Agriculture in the early 1990's and was a former regent of Washington State University. He lost a U.S. House race against Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers in 2006. He has a doctorate in molecular biology and did postdoctoral work at Harvard. He lives in Seat

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McMorris defends vote; Mays calls it 'reckless'

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...Cathy McMorris Rodgers defended her opposition to the bailout package, but her Democratic opponent Mark Mays called her Monday vote short-sighted and reckless. Like Washingtons two other Republicans and one Democratic House member, McMorris Rodgers vote

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Shocking defeat for econ bailout; record stock dip

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Doc Hastings and Cathy McMorris Rodgers voted against the The overriding question for congressional leaders was what to do next. Congress has been trying to ...

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Bush speech doesn't allay local concerns

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

...about the plan include the size of the proposal and the need for more oversight in how the money is distributed. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., cited those concerns in a statement issued after Bushs speech. There are a lot of questions that stil

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Wash. state lands commissioner race heats up

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

Goldmark lost a US House race against Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., in 2006. He has a doctorate in molecular biology and did postdoctoral work at ...

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Wash. state lands commissioner race heats up

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

...his adult life as a business owner and politician in the Tacoma area. Goldmark lost a U.S. House race against Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., in 2006. He has a doctorate in molecular biology and did postdoctoral work at Harvard. He has published n

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Debates, forums ahead for candidates, issues

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

...will be taped earlier in the day, aired at 7 p.m. on Channel 7 and broadcast on 790 KJRB. That same evening, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and her Democratic opponent Mark Mays, along with the four candidates for Spokane County commissioner, will ans

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Open house events planned for military academy hopefuls

2008-09-18T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON, DC - US Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-5th District, plans a series of open house events for those interested in appointments to military ...

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On a Special Mission

2008-09-17T00:00:00Z

...Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the 39-year-old Washington state Republican, had an uneventful pregnancy in late 2006 and 2007, with the possible exception of a few interesting floor debates and a handful of baby gifts from fellow Members. Roll Call is the fir

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On a Special Mission

2008-09-16T00:00:00Z

By Jessica Brady Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the 39-year-old Washington state Republican, had an uneventful pregnancy in late 2006 and 2007, ...

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Public lands candidates Sutherland, Goldmark spar

2008-09-16T00:00:00Z

Goldmark, a former Washington State University Regent who in 2006 unsuccessfully challenged Republican US Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers, has gained notice by ...

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Return of the Mommy Wars

2008-09-11T00:00:00Z

by Henry Payne "I am shocked," says Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), after learning of top Democrats' remarks that Republican vice presidential ...

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Omak doctor allowed to leave Gaza Strip

2008-09-08T00:00:00Z

She said her husband mentioned that US Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers worked with the US State Department to get him out. Destry Henderson, press secretary for ...

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For women, work and family create political minefield

2008-09-06T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., for instance, didn't disclose her 2006 pregnancy -- the first in Congress in a decade -- until after she was ...

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Omak doctor trapped in Gaza after mission

2008-09-04T00:00:00Z

Dienstâ€™s wife, Yong Dienst, said Wednesday that she has also heard from Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgersâ€™ office, and all three lawmakers are attempting to help. ...

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Can Palin's Rise Lift The Boats For GOP Women?

2008-09-03T00:00:00Z

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington was the minority leader in the Washington House, and as such was the first female leader from either party in that ...

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