{"id":28407,"date":"2026-08-05T09:42:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28407"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:42:42","slug":"marie-gluesenkamp-perez-advances-to-face-republican-john-braun-in-washington-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28407","title":{"rendered":"Marie Gluesenkamp Perez advances to face Republican John Braun in Washington state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6401831152112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Dem, GOP lawmakers trade jabs as midterms approach<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Republican strategist Collin Reed and Fox News contributor Richard Fowler analyze the 2026 midterm election power rankings with &#8216;America&#8217;s Newsroom&#8217; anchor Bill Hemmer. The panel examines four Senate toss-up races in Alaska, Iowa, Maine and Ohio alongside 16 House toss-up seats ahead of the August 4 Michigan Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Republicans just took a major step forward in their goal to keep the House majority this November.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A GOP hopeful backed by President <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_416539\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donald Trump<\/a> advanced in a jungle primary for Washington&#8217;s 3rd Congressional District alongside Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., and the two will now face each other in this fall&#8217;s general election.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">A jungle primary is a race that&#8217;s not separated by political party, but rather has all candidates compete on one ballot. The top two vote-getters advance to the general election.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_416540\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/100-day-sprint-midterms-kicks-off-republicans-democrats-clash-control-across-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>100 DAY SPRINT TO THE MIDTERMS KICKS OFF AS REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS CLASH FOR CONTROL ACROSS THE COUNTRY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/gluesenkamp-looking-serious.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/gluesenkamp-looking-serious.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/gluesenkamp-looking-serious.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/gluesenkamp-looking-serious.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/gluesenkamp-looking-serious.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/gluesenkamp-looking-serious.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/gluesenkamp-looking-serious.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/gluesenkamp-looking-serious.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1200\/675\/gluesenkamp-looking-serious.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Gluesenkamp walking\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., walks up the House steps for the final votes in the Capitol before Congress&#8217; October recess on Sept. 25, 2024.<\/span> <span>(Bill Clark\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In this case, Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican state Sen. John Braun are the two winners who will now compete for the former&#8217;s seat in the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_416541\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House of Representatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">For Gluesenkamp Perez, that meant surviving challenges from her left flank. Among her opponents was Brent Hennrich, a progressive politician who ran on policies like <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_416542\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/progressives-tax-billionaires-first-youre-next-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">taxing the rich<\/a> and Medicare for All.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He accused the moderate Democrat of siding too often with Republicans at the expense of the left&#8217;s agenda, including on his campaign website, where he highlighted all the times she voted with the GOP.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_416543\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dsa-member-leads-dem-primary-midwest-battleground-trails-likely-gop-nominee-poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DSA MEMBER LEADS DEM PRIMARY IN MIDWEST BATTLEGROUND BUT TRAILS LIKELY GOP NOMINEE: POLL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/trump-freedom-haulers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/trump-freedom-haulers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/trump-freedom-haulers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/trump-freedom-haulers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/trump-freedom-haulers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/trump-freedom-haulers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/trump-freedom-haulers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/trump-freedom-haulers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/trump-freedom-haulers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Donald Trump speaks at a podium on West Executive Avenue in Washington, D.C.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Donald Trump announces the Freedom Haulers initiative on West Executive Avenue in Washington, D.C., on July 30, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But Gluesenkamp Perez, who is seeking a third term, is likely Democrats&#8217; best chance to keep hold of that swing district in Southwest Washington state.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">And the race is shaping up to be one of the most competitive House elections in the country with Braun&#8217;s victory as well.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Unlike former Trump administration official Joe Kent, whose association with <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_416544\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/watch-republicans-shrug-fears-trump-targeting-gop-incumbents-could-backfire-agenda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">far-right groups<\/a> made him a controversial figure in a general election, Braun is a much more mainstream GOP figure.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_416545\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-backed-firebrand-wins-arizona-gop-governor-primary-setting-up-high-stakes-showdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP-BACKED FIREBRAND WINS ARIZONA GOP GOVERNOR PRIMARY, SETTING UP HIGH-STAKES SHOWDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/joe-kent-december-2025-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/joe-kent-december-2025-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/joe-kent-december-2025-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/joe-kent-december-2025-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/joe-kent-december-2025-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/joe-kent-december-2025-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/joe-kent-december-2025-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/joe-kent-december-2025-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/joe-kent-december-2025-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Joe Kent\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Joseph Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 11, 2025.<\/span> <span>(Daniel Heuer\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Kent ran and lost against Gluesenkamp Perez twice before serving as Trump&#8217;s director of the National Counterterrorism Center from 2025 until earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Braun is a former Navy captain and businessman who is running on a pledge to stop reckless spending by the federal government. He&#8217;s currently serving as minority leader of the Washington State Senate.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In an April 2026 Truth Social post, Trump said Braun &#8220;will work hard to Grow the Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Support our Great Military\/Veterans, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. 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