Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district. The district includes much of the southwestern quadrant of the state, but most of the voters live on the Washington side of the Portland metropolitan area. A Republican, Herrera Beutler was appointed to the Washington House of Representatives in 2007 and elected to that body in 2008. In 2010, she was elected to represent Washington's 3rd congressional district in Congress. Herrera Beutler was reelected five times before being defeated by primary challenger Joe Kent in 2022.