Jim McDermott
Jim McDermott (born 28 December 1936, in Chicago, Illinois) is the current U.S. Representative for the Seventh Congressional District of Washington. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was first elected to Congress in 1988. McDermott serves on the House Ways and Means Committee.
The Seventh District includes all of Seattle and Vashon Island and portions of Shoreline, Tukwila, SeaTac, and Burien.
McDermott, as a licensed physician (MD, University of Illinois Medical School, 1963), is particularly interested in health care issues.
McDermott told a Seattle radio station on December 15, 2003 that the U.S. military could have found Saddam Hussein "a long time ago if they wanted." Asked if he thought the weekend capture was timed to help George W. Bush, McDermott laughed and said, "Yeah. Oh, yeah." McDermott went on to say, "There's too much by happenstance for it to be just a coincidental thing."
He stars in Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 discussing the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
McDermott is running for his ninth term in the election to be held on 2 November 2004.
| Preceded by: Mike Lowry (D) | U.S. Representative Washington 7 | Followed by: Currently in office |