King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn is launching a campaign for Washington’s 8th Congressional District House seat, challenging Democratic incumbent Rep. Kim Schrier in the 2022 midterms.
Dunn, a Republican whose mother represented the district for six terms, confirmed his candidacy Monday morning in a phone interview.
“I am deeply concerned about the direction of the United States. The president and the Congress back in Washington, D.C., including the incumbent, are making our country weaker not stronger,” Dunn said.
Schrier, 53, is a pediatrician in her second term in Congress. She serves on the House’s Energy and Commerce and Agriculture committees. A Schrier campaign spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on Dunn’s candidacy Monday.
The Dunn announcement sets up a potential top-tier race for the swing congressional seat that was held by Republicans until Schrier flipped it for Democrats in 2018, helping the party gain control of the House of Representatives.
Dunn’s campaign will be chaired by former congressman Dave Reichert, whose decision not to seek reelection in 2018 opened the door for Schrier and Democrats to capture the historically Republican-held seat amid a backlash against then-President Donald Trump.
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