Trump Endorses John Braun Against Gluesenkamp Perez in Key House Race

State Senate minority leader John Braun landed Donald Trump's endorsement Tuesday in his campaign to unseat Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in Washington's 3rd Congressional District. The backing from Trump, along with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, positions Braun as the GOP standard-bearer in a race that could determine House control. Gluesenkamp Perez, who flipped the seat in 2022, says Braun will be "beholden" to Trump's agenda. The contest covers Clark, Lewis, and Cowlitz counties in a district Trump has won three times but where Republicans lost the House seat in 2022. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/trump-backs-john-braun-to-unseat-marie-gluesenkamp-perez-in-us-house-race/ #WashingtonPolitics #3rdDistrict #Trump #Congress #ClarkCounty #Election2026 #HouseRace #Politics