ICYMI: Perez faces questions over out‑of‑state money and early campaign spending

In case you missed it, delusional Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is running scared: leaning hard on out-of-state donors and digging up dirt on her own party opponents, as she faces pressure at home from her own base.

“Out of touch Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is panicking. When you’re begging for out-of-state cash and digging up dirt on your own party just to stay afloat, it’s obvious the base has turned, and the panic has set in.” – NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez

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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez faces questions over out‑of‑state money and early campaign spending
Seattle Red
By Jasneet Gill
Published Feb. 5, 2026

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…about 80% of it came from donors outside Washington state. Only about 18.5% of her funds were raised locally. This differs from one of her likely Republican opponents, John Braun, who reportedly raised about 92% of his money from within the state.

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She also spent $15,000 on “opposition research” in just three months. This is a significant amount for a current member of Congress to spend on investigating opponents this early in the race.

This spending comes at a time when Perez is facing heat from both parties.

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With so much of her funding coming from outside the state and a recent jump in spending to research her opponents, some are questioning whether she’s gearing up for a tough reelection fight.