Derek Kilmer

A Representative from Washington. Born in Port Angeles, Clallam County, Wash. , January 1, 1974. Graduated from Port Angeles High School, Port Angeles, Wash. , 1992. A. B. , Princeton University, Princeton, N. J. , 1996. D. Phil. , University of Oxford, Oxford, England, 2003. Businessman. Member of the Washington state house of representatives, 2005-2007. Member of the Washington state senate, 2007-2012. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-January 3, 2025). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in 2024. Chair, Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).