Schrier, Kim, 1968-

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Kimberly Merle Schrier (born August 23, 1968) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served as the U.S. Representative from Washington's 8th congressional district since 2019.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Schrier graduated from Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, California before earning a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.D. from the University of California, Davis. She continued on to a residency at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Schrier's professional career as a pediatrician began in Ashland, Oregon, where she worked for one year before joining Virginia Mason Medical Center in Issaquah, Washington in 2001. While working at Virginia Mason, she became politically active, particularly on healthcare issues.

Schrier was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018. As the first pediatrician in Congress, she brings a critical voice to issues related to health care. Through her own experience as a patient living with Type 1 diabetes, Schrier understands the very real fear of health care costs and access for people living with pre-existing conditions. And as a physician who has worked in a broken health care system, Schrier understands what changes need to be made to make it work better for both patients and providers.

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Issaquah WA US
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