Jim McDermott
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 7th district |
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In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Lowry |
| Succeeded by | Pramila Jayapal |
| Chairman of the House Ethics Committee | |
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In office 1993–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Stokes |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Johnson |
| Member of the Washington Senate from the 43rd legislative district |
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In office January 13, 1975 – July 24, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Whetzel |
| Succeeded by | Janice Niemi |
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the Position 2, 43rd legislative district |
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In office January 11, 1971 – January 8, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Whetzel |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Douthwaite |
| Personal details | |
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James Adelbert McDermott December 28, 1936 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Beattie McDermott (–1989) Therese Hansen (1997–2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Seattle, Washington |
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Wheaton College (B.S.) University of Illinois College of Medicine (M.D.) |
| Profession |
Psychiatrist Assistant Clinical Professor |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1968–1970 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant commander
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| Unit | Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
James Adelbert "Jim" McDermott (born December 28, 1936) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Washington's 7th congressional district from 1989 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The 7th District includes most of Seattle, Vashon Island, Tukwila, Burien, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Woodway, and Edmonds. He served on the House Ways and Means Committee and was a member of the House Progressive Caucus. He was formerly the committee chairman, then in 1995, ranking minority member on the House Ethics Committee. On January 4, 2016, he announced that he would not be seeking another congressional term.
McDermott was born on December 28, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Roseanna (Wabel) and William McDermott. He was the first member of his family to attend college; he graduated from Wheaton College, Illinois, and then went to medical school, getting an M.D. from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago in 1963. After completing an internship in 1964 at Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo, New York, a two-year psychiatry residency at the University of Illinois Research and Educational Hospital (now called University of Illinois Research Hospital), and fellowship training in Child Psychiatry (1966–68) at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, he served in the United States Navy Medical Corps as a psychiatrist in California during the Vietnam War.
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