Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) was booed before she was chased out of a town hall by an angry mob of liberal constituents.
The constituents were angered by Gluesenkamp Perez’s support of a Republican bill targeting voter fraud.
Gluesenkamp Perez was one of only four Democrats who voted for the Safeguard American Voting Eligibility (SAVE) Act.
The bill requires proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
The shouting started immediately and did not let up for an hour.
The crowd’s reaction left Gluesenkamp Perez unable to speak for most of the event.
During the event, she defended her vote on the SAVE Act.
The congresswoman argued that she was voting to uphold election integrity, not to disenfranchise anyone.
“Americans believe that only US citizens should be determining the outcome of American elections,” she told the crowd.
“And any idea that I am standing to disenfranchise people is patently false.”
A local reporter from KOIN6 tried to ask Gluesenkamp Perez questions after the event.
However, she was quickly escorted out for “security reasons.”
The crowd booed, yelled “traitor,” and chanted “vote her out.”
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Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez @MGPforCongress facing a giant backlash from the Left at a town hall tonight. #WA03 pic.twitter.com/tV0KNEpaWj
— Ben Petersen (@bennpetersen) April 25, 2025
Gluesenkamp Perez has cultivated a moderate reputation, sometimes breaking with her party on votes.
She won another term in her swing district in southern Washington.
Her win came even as voters chose President Donald Trump in the presidential election.
The SAVE Act would require proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, in order to register to vote.
Most of Gluesenkamp Perez’s fellow Democrats have dismissed concerns about non-citizens voting, however.
They argue the bill’s requirements will cause Americans to be “disenfranchised.”
Democrats have turned to familiar rhetoric to attack the bill, comparing it to a Jim Crow poll tax.
For reasons that remain unclear, Democrats claim that black Americans and other minority voters are unable to obtain identification documents.
Some have claimed the SAVE Act will cause married women who changed their names to lose their voting rights due to discrepancies between their IDs and their birth certificates.
However, Republicans say the bill was written to provide flexibility.
Specifically, it instructs states to come up with supplemental forms of proof, which could include marriage certificates.
In addition to facing outrage over the SAVE Act, Gluesenkamp Perez was heckled about efforts to eliminate fraud and waste by Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
They also complained about Trump’s sweeping deportation agenda.
Several constituents expressed disappointment that Gluesenkamp Perez is not being more combative towards the Trump administration.
Before being shouted down as a “traitor,” Gluesenkamp Perez said:
“There is a really profound demand in our country for an efficient government.”
Even as many Democrats double down on unpopular, “woke” positions, Gluesenkamp Perez is trying to keep the party at arm’s length.
“I am committed to being here and present and available and accountable and trying to have as productive of a conversation as we can,” Gluesenkamp Perez said.
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