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'''Jim McDermott''', born December 28, 1936 (age {{age|1936|12|28}}), is a [[Democratic]] Member of Congress who represents the Seventh District of [[Washington State]]. McDermott currently serves in the 111th Congress. He is also often called "the most liberal member of Congress."<ref name=rivals>Kristin Millares Bolt. [http://www.seattlepi.com/local/289864_mcdermottrace25.html McDermott, rivals to debate tonight], seattlepi.com, October 25, 2006.</ref><ref>Aaron. [http://www.rlc.org/2009/02/05/economic-stimulus/ Stimulus – Wasteful, harmful, job-killing, and a threat to liberty], RLC.org, ''Republican Liberty Caucus'', February 5, 2009.</ref><ref name=impeachment>Emily Heffter. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2008169947&zsection_id=2003925728&slug=impeachment10m&date=20080910 McDermott backs Bush impeachment], ''The Seattle Times'', September 10, 2008.</ref>

'''Jim McDermott''', born December 28, 1936 (age {{age|1936|12|28}}), is a [[Democratic]] Member of [[Congress]] who represents the Seventh District of [[Washington State]]. McDermott currently serves in the 111th Congress. He is also often called "the most liberal member of Congress."<ref name=rivals>Kristin Millares Bolt. [http://www.seattlepi.com/local/289864_mcdermottrace25.html McDermott, rivals to debate tonight], seattlepi.com, October 25, 2006.</ref><ref>Aaron. [http://www.rlc.org/2009/02/05/economic-stimulus/ Stimulus – Wasteful, harmful, job-killing, and a threat to liberty], RLC.org, ''Republican Liberty Caucus'', February 5, 2009.</ref><ref name=impeachment>Emily Heffter. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2008169947&zsection_id=2003925728&slug=impeachment10m&date=20080910 McDermott backs Bush impeachment], ''The Seattle Times'', September 10, 2008.</ref>

 

 

==Health Care==

==Health Care==

==Corruption and public elusiveness==

==Corruption and public elusiveness==

Rep. Jim McDermott was forced to empty his 2008 election campaign funds account, paying $1 million in legal fees to House Minority Leader John Boehner, ending a decade long dispute over an illegally taped telephone call of Republican leaders discussing [[Newt Gingrich|Newt Gingrich's]] ethics problems.<ref name=postmanpolitics02>David Postman. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003034269_postmanpolitics02.html Sacrificial lamb or GOP star?], ''The Seattle Times'', June 2, 2006.</ref> That blow came just weeks after news broke that an alleged Iraqi [[spy]] had paid for a 2002 trip McDermott took to Iraq.<ref>Emily Heffter. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008112747_mcdermott14m.html McDermott faces 5 challengers but no real re-election challenge], ''The Seattle Times'', August 14, 2008.</ref> Regarding McDermott's corruption and dishonesty as a liberal politician, [[Steve Beren]] has said this:

Rep. Jim McDermott was forced to empty his 2008 election campaign funds account, paying $1 million in legal fees to House Minority Leader John Boehner, ending a decade long dispute over an illegally taped telephone call of Republican leaders discussing [[Newt Gingrich|Newt Gingrich's]] ethics problems.<ref name=postmanpolitics02>David Postman. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003034269_postmanpolitics02.html Sacrificial lamb or GOP star?], ''The Seattle Times'', June 2, 2006.</ref> That blow came just weeks after news broke that an alleged Iraqi [[spy]] had paid for a 2002 trip McDermott took to Iraq.<ref name=challenge>Emily Heffter. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008112747_mcdermott14m.html McDermott faces 5 challengers but no real re-election challenge], ''The Seattle Times'', August 14, 2008.</ref> Regarding McDermott's corruption and dishonesty as a liberal politician, [[Steve Beren]] has said this:

{{Cquote|Jim McDermott is practically a poster child for the extremism of the Democratic Party. ... It's ludicrous for someone who is like McDermott — so dishonest, so unethical and so corrupt himself, to talk about the issue of accountability in government.<ref name=impeachment/><ref name=postmanpolitics02/>}}

{{Cquote|Jim McDermott is practically a poster child for the extremism of the Democratic Party. ... It's ludicrous for someone who is like McDermott — so dishonest, so unethical and so corrupt himself, to talk about the issue of accountability in government.<ref name=impeachment/><ref name=postmanpolitics02/>}}

McDermott has proven an elusive target in recent years, willing to debate only infrequently.<ref>Joel Connelly. [http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/121513.asp Strange Bedfellows], ''seattlepi.com'', September 10, 2007.</ref> Despite his background, McDermott is widely accepted that Seattle's so-called "congressman for life" and has won 10 consecutive terms in the House. Linnea Noreen, an independent in the 7th Congressional District race for 2006, said, "Nearly every race is a foregone conclusion. That means ineffective leaders like Jim McDermott are unaccountable."<ref name=rivals/>

McDermott has proven an elusive target in recent years, willing to debate only infrequently.<ref>Joel Connelly. [http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/121513.asp Strange Bedfellows], ''seattlepi.com'', September 10, 2007.</ref> Despite his background, McDermott is widely accepted as Seattle's so-called "congressman for life" and has won 10 consecutive terms in the House. Linnea Noreen, an independent in the 7th Congressional District race for 2006, said, "Nearly every race is a foregone conclusion. That means ineffective leaders like Jim McDermott are unaccountable."<ref name=rivals/>

 

 

 

 

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