Washington's 5th congressional district
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Washington's 5th congressional district | |
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Population (2000) | 654,904 |
Median income | $35,720 |
Ethnic composition | 89.7% White, 1.3% Black, 1.7% Asian, 4.5% Hispanic, 2.4% Native American, 0.4% other |
Cook PVI | R+7 |
The Fifth Congressional District of Washington encompasses the Eastern Washington counties of Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin. Since 2005, the Fifth has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican. The district was formerly represented by Speaker of the House Tom Foley.
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Representative | Party | Term |
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Clarence C. Dill | Democratic | 1915 – 1919 |
John Stanley Webster | Republican | 1919 – 1923 |
Samuel Billingsley Hill | Democratic | 1923 – 1937 |
Charles Henry Leavy | Democratic | 1937 – 1943 |
Walter Franklin Horan | Republican | 1943 – 1965 |
Thomas Stephen Foley | Democratic | 1965 – 1995 |
George R. Nethercutt Jr. | Republican | 1995 – 2005 |
Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | 2005 – present |
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