Our Blue Dog co-chair Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is receiving national attention for her approach to place-based politics. For her, it’s about meeting voters where they are.
→ That means showing up to a candidate forum in a small lumber town with just under 300 people where a member of Congress has not gone for 50 years.
→ That means listening to voters rather than talking at them.
→ That means focusing on issues that matter to rural communities like housing, fishing, agriculture, and the importance of vocational school and the trades.
Marie’s approach has won over supporters across the aisle who usually vote for Republicans, but they know she is an independent thinker who will always fight for her district.
She won by fewer than 3,000 votes in 2022 against a bonafide white nationalist opponent and beat him again in 2024 by nearly 4 points.
Blue Dogs are normal people in Congress who want to get sh*t done. We believe in freedom and we’re fighting to protect yours. We’re pro-America, pro-democracy, and working to pass fiscally responsible policies that benefit everyday, hard-working Americans.
