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James A. McDermott
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Democrat
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U.S. Representative 7th
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Of WASHINGTON
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BIO INFORMATION
McDERMOTT, James A., a Representative from Washington; born in Chicago, Cook County,
Ill., December 28, 1936; B.S., Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., 1958; M.D.,
University of Illinois Medical School, Chicago, Ill., 1963; residence in adult
psychiatry, University of Illinois hospitals, 1964-1966; residency in child
psychiatry, University of Washington hospitals, Seattle, Wash., 1966-1968;
United States Navy Medical Corps, 1968-1970; psychiatrist; faculty member,
University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., 1970-1983; member of the Washington
state house of representatives, 1971-1972; unsuccessful candidate for
nomination as governor of Washington in 1972; member of the Washington state
senate, 1975-1987; unsuccessful candidate for election as governor of
Washington in 1980; unsuccessful candidate for nomination as governor of
Washington in 1984; medical officer, United States Foreign Service, 1987-1988;
elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the ten succeeding
Congresses (January 3, 1989-present); chair, Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct (One Hundred Third Congress).
Source:bioguide.congress.gov
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U.S. Representative
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1989
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2010
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Washington
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7
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