Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., looks at a removable spillway weir for fish passage at Ice Harbor Dam June 26, 2023, in Burbank, Wash. The dam is one of four on the lower Snake River.
Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, right, receives the Distinguished 4-H Alumni Medallion from master of ceremonies Carla Hall on March 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
From left, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., speak to reporters Aug. 1, 2023, following a groundbreaking ceremony for the new USDA ARS research building on the Washington State University campus in Pullman, Wash.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., greets members of the Japan Flour Millers Association May 2, 2018, during a ceremony to mark the association's and the Washington Grain Commission's intent to further develop club wheat varieties May 2 in Pullman, Wash. Mike Miller, then chairman of U.S. Wheat Associates and a grain commission board member, stands behind McMorris Rodgers.
Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers kicks off a meeting with farmers and industry members about falling number concerns Sept. 2, 2016, in Colfax, Wash. Despite speculation, McMorris Rodgers was not chosen to be the Interior secretary in the Trump administration.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., looks at a removable spillway weir for fish passage at Ice Harbor Dam June 26, 2023, in Burbank, Wash. The dam is one of four on the lower Snake River.
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Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, right, receives the Distinguished 4-H Alumni Medallion from master of ceremonies Carla Hall on March 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
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From left, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., speak to reporters Aug. 1, 2023, following a groundbreaking ceremony for the new USDA ARS research building on the Washington State University campus in Pullman, Wash.
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., greets members of the Japan Flour Millers Association May 2, 2018, during a ceremony to mark the association's and the Washington Grain Commission's intent to further develop club wheat varieties May 2 in Pullman, Wash. Mike Miller, then chairman of U.S. Wheat Associates and a grain commission board member, stands behind McMorris Rodgers.
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Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers kicks off a meeting with farmers and industry members about falling number concerns Sept. 2, 2016, in Colfax, Wash. Despite speculation, McMorris Rodgers was not chosen to be the Interior secretary in the Trump administration.
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Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers addresses a town hall meeting Feb. 24, 2014, in Deer Park, Wash.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who grew up on an orchard in Kettle Falls, Wash., and has been a longtime supporter of agriculture, has announced that she won’t seek re-election.
“It’s been the honor and privilege of my life to represent the people of Eastern Washington in Congress,” McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said in a statement. “They inspire me every day. They are part of the strength and soul of America — the greatest experiment in self-governance the world has ever known. After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided the time has come to serve them in new ways. I will not be running for re-election to the People’s House.”
