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Dan earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical and aeronautical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and studied aeronautics and astronautics engineering at Stanford University. He has volunteered as a high school lacrosse coach. He lives in downtown Seattle.

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Dan currently works as a manager at Boeing. 

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Dan Alexander's campaign for US representative is his first run for public office.

As of June 7, 2025, Dan Alexander did not have a website or any information online.

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US House: Pramila Jayapal About Me

Pramila was born in India and grew up in India, Indonesia, and Singapore. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from Georgetown University and a master's degree in business administration from Northwestern University. She is the author of two books: "Pilgrimage to India: A Woman Revisits Her Homeland" and "Use the Power You Have: A Brown Woman's Guide to Politics and Political Change." She lives in West Seattle with her husband, Steve.

Pramila previously worked as the founder and executive director of OneAmerica, an immigration advocacy organization. Prior to that, she was a director at the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), an independent consultant, and a financial analyst at PaineWebber Incorporated.

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Pramila Jayapal is a US representative in Congressional District 7. She was first elected in 2017 and is serving her 4th term. She previously served as a Washington state senator from 2015 to 2017.

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PBS: Pramila Jayapal on Her Path to Congress

Supports ending the inequity in Social Security contributions by advocating to lift the income cap, ensuring higher earners pay a greater percentage of their income.

Supports lifting the income cap in Social Security contributions.

Supports reducing benefits for high-income earners who are less reliant on Social Security in retirement.

Advocates for expanding collective bargaining rights for workers.

- Supports lifting the income cap in Social Security contributions.
- Supports reducing benefits for high-income earners who are less reliant on Social Security in retirement.
- Supports a $15 minimum wage.
- Advocates for expanding collective bargaining rights for workers.

Supports reducing carbon emissions and transitioning to 100% renewable energy by 2050.

Supports investing in solar and wind power, and ending fracking and deep water drilling.

Opposes fracking and deep water drilling.

Supports the passage of a "Green New Deal."

Supports incentives for electric vehicles and investing in the state's electric vehicle infrastructure.

Sponsored legislation providing incentives for electric vehicles and promotes investing in the state's electric vehicle infrastructure.

- Supports reducing carbon emissions and transitioning to 100% renewable energy by 2050.
- Opposes fracking and deep water drilling.
- Supports the passage of a "Green New Deal."
- Sponsored legislation providing incentives for electric vehicles and promotes investing in the state's electric vehicle infrastructure.

Supports transitioning to a Medicare for All system, starting with expanding existing programs and reducing drug costs.

Supports a 4-year transition to Medicare for All to expand coverage, reduce drug costs, and phase out fees.

Supports access to abortion and preventive care like mammograms and ovarian cancer screenings.

- Supports a 4-year transition to Medicare for All to expand coverage, reduce drug costs, and phase out fees.
- Supports access to abortion.

Supports restoring voting rights for felons.

Opposes restrictive voter ID laws and voter roll purges.

Advocates for increased federal oversight of voting changes in jurisdictions with a history of discrimination.

- Supports automatic voter registration.
- Supports restoring voting rights for felons.
- Opposes restrictive voter ID laws and voter roll purges.
- Advocates for increased federal oversight of voting changes in jurisdictions with a history of discrimination.

Supports banning assault weapons and bump stocks.

Supports gun control, including banning assault weapons and bump stocks.

Supports police reform, including de-escalation training and oversight.

Advocates for police reform, including de-escalation training and oversight.

Supports ending veteran homelessness by improving mental health services, expediting VA disability claims, and providing stable housing through the Housing First program.

- Supports gun control, including banning assault weapons and bump stocks.
- Advocates for police reform, including de-escalation training and oversight.
- Supports LGBTQ+ rights.
- Supports ending veteran homelessness by improving mental health services, expediting VA disability claims, and providing stable housing through the Housing First program.

Supports increased funding for early childhood education.

Opposes excessive standardized testing in schools.

Supports the College for All Act of 2019, which would make public college and university tuition free for families with income below $125,000.

Sponsored the College for All Act of 2019, which would make public college and university tuition free for families with income below $125,000.

Advocates for college access for undocumented students.

- Supports increased funding for early childhood education.
- Opposes excessive standardized testing in schools.
- Sponsored the College for All Act of 2019, which would make public college and university tuition free for families with income below $125,000.
- Supports free community college tuition.
- Advocates for college access for undocumented students.

Supports legislation requiring Congressional approval for nuclear first strikes.

Opposes the use of for-profit immigrant detention centers.

- Supports legislation requiring Congressional approval for nuclear first strikes.
- Opposes the use of for-profit immigrant detention centers.

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- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Washington currently has 10 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Washington for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.