how to pay for rising gas prices or food prices or the health insurance costs. And I think that they see where they expect their leaders in Congress to also make those tough decisions.
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| Birth: | 22nd May, 1969 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Orchardist, Politician |
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Cathy McMorris was born in Salem, Oregon on May 22, 1969 and raised on a farm. She worked in the family owned and operated business, the Peachcrest Fruit Basket Orchard and Fruit Stand, in Kettle Falls, Washington for 13 years. She is the descendant of pioneers who traveled the Oregon Trail in the early 1850s to the Pacific Northwest where her father's family pursued agriculture and her mother's family worked in the forestry industry. McMorris Rodgers has one brother, Jeff McMorris, who served as her campaign manager in 2004. In 1990 she earned a BA in Pre-law from Pensacola Christian College and earned her Executive MBA from the University of Washington in 2002.
McMorris was first elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 1994, representing the 7th Legislative district. She was re-elected four times and served in office through January 2005. From 2002-2003, she served as House Minority Leader, the top leadership post for the House Republicans. She was the first woman to lead a House Caucus, and the youngest since World War II. She stepped down as minority leader in 2003 after announcing her bid for Congress.
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