US Representative for Washington's 5th district. Cathy McMorris Rodgers political career spans 3 decades from her debut with State Rep BobMorton in 1991 to her time in the Washington State's legislature and in the US Congress, since 2005. Except for the 2006 and 2018 elections which she won by a margin of "only" 10 points, she rarely gets less than 60% of the vote in the general election. Born Cathy A. McMorris, in Salem,OR, May 22, 1969; B.A., Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL., 1990; M.B.A., University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2002; fruit orchard worker; member, Washington state house of representatives, 1994-2004; minority leader, 2002-2003; elected as a Republican to the 109th Congress and to all succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present).