Rural Lewis County Indivisibles back Brent Hennrich for Congress

May 15-A group of progressive rural Lewis County residents will support challenger Brent Hennrich in his effort to replace Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, this election cycle.

Both candidates are Democrats.

Rural Lewis County Indivisibles announced Wednesday that its members had voted to endorse Hennrich in his campaign to become the representative for Washington state's Third Congressional District.

Members of the group said they believe Hennrich represents their beliefs centered in human rights and preserving democracy.

According to the recent announcement, members of the group voted on the endorsement after inviting candidates for the congressional seat to meet with them in person and answer questions on the group's key issues.

"We plan on using our grassroots organization to get candidates into office who will work to improve the lives of common people in America rather than representing the extremely wealthy, and we believe Brent is one of those individuals," reads the endorsement.

The statement included that the group will begin campaigning on Hennrich's behalf ahead of the August primary.

Hennrich is currently the third highest fundraiser among candidates for the congressional district seat, coming in significantly behind Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican candidate state Sen. John Braun, who is widely seen as the incumbent's biggest challenger.

According to the Federal Election Commission, Hennrich had raised roughly $167,000 through the end of March. That places him behind Braun, who has raised roughly $1.3 million, and Gluesenkemap Perez, who has raised roughly $4.5 million.

Hennrich is positioning himself to the left of Gluesenkamp Perez, who he says has voted too often with Republicans during her two terms in Congress.

Hennrich was a candidate for the seat during the 2022 race, but dropped out to support Gluesenkamp Perez.

Now, Hennrich hopes to unseat Gluesenkamp Perez after four years in office. At his campaign kickoff in April, he said his decision to challenge Gluesenkamp Perez follows a review of her voting record. Her vote in support of the SAVE Act, a controversial proposal that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, was the tipping point for Hennrich. Critics, including Hennrich, argue that such a law could disenfranchise millions of voters who lack readily available documentation.

"It was when she voted for the SAVE Act, when she voted to say that my wife and, in the future, my daughters would have to go pay a poll tax to be able to vote," he said last month. "So I said, OK, so what's the point of having her there if she's just gonna vote on stuff and her answer is, don't worry how I vote because the Senate is going to clean it up."

Hennrich said the issue reinforced his belief that the district needs a more consistently progressive voice in Congress.

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