| Washington's 5th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) | |
| Population (2000) | 654,904 | |
| Median income | $35,720 | |
| Ethnicity | 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. It is centered around Spokane, the state's second largest city.
Since 2005, the 5th District has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican. Rodgers's predecessor, George Nethercutt, defeated Tom Foley, then Speaker of the House in the 1994 elections. Foley had held the seat for 30 years.
In presidential elections, the 5th District was once fairly competitive, but in recent years has generally been a safe bet for the Republicans. Although George W. Bush carried the district with 57% in 2000 and 2004, John McCain just narrowly won the district with 52% of the vote while Barack Obama received 46% in 2008.
Representatives
| 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 |
See also
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Texas-12 |
Home district of the Speaker of the House June 6, 1989 – January 3, 1995 |
Succeeded by Georgia-6 |
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