Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Calls Herself a 'Business Owner in SW Washington.' Her Shop Is in Oregon, Where Employers Can Pay Much Lower Salaries.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D., Wash.) suggested she owned a business in southwestern Washington earlier this year while trying to relate to her constituents' struggles. But the business the congresswoman co-owns with her husband, Dean's Car Care, is actually located across state lines in Portland, where the minimum salary requirement is much lower. The post Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Calls Herself a 'Business Owner in SW Washington.' Her Shop Is in Oregon, Where Employers Can Pay Much Lower Sala
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Democrats Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Calls Herself a 'Business Owner in SW Washington.' Her Shop Is in Oregon, Where Employers Can Pay Much Lower Salaries. The congresswoman has supported organized labor, but her auto repair shop was listed as 'NonUnion' on a federal form that shows five workplace violations in 2017 Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (@RepMGP/X) Jessica Costescu June 11, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D., Wash.) suggested she owned a business in southwestern Washington earlier this year while trying to relate to her constituents' struggles.
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