Rick Larsen
Rick Larsen, a Democrat who has represented Washington's 2nd congressional district since 2001 and is ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, faces Republican Edwin Feller in his 2026 re-election race.
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- Born
- June 15, 1965
- Birthplace
- Arlington, Washington
- Education
- Arlington High School
Pacific Lutheran University
University of Minnesota (master's degree in public affairs)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Rick Larsen was born on June 15, 1965, and was raised in Arlington, Washington, where he graduated from Arlington High School. As a youth he played soccer and later worked as a ball boy for the original Seattle Sounders.
He attended Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Minnesota, earning a master's degree in public affairs. Before entering Congress he worked as director of public affairs for the Washington State Dental Association and as a lobbyist for the dental profession.
Career
Larsen has represented Washington's 2nd congressional district since 2001 and is a member of the New Democrat Coalition.
Over his House career he won a series of re-election contests, defeating Republican Doug Roulstone with 65% of the vote in 2006, narrowly beating Republican John Koster in 2010 to win a sixth term, taking 61% against Dan Matthews in 2012, and defeating Marc Hennemann 64% to 36% in 2016.
In the 119th Congress he is ranking member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and he formerly sat on the Armed Services Committee. He co-chairs the APEC Caucus, the Congressional Arctic Working Group and the Soccer Caucus.
On policy, Larsen voted for the Affordable Care Act in November 2009 and for the 2009 American Clean Energy and Security Act, and he supported impeaching President Donald Trump on July 18, 2019. He announced his opposition to the Green New Deal resolution on February 8, 2019, and has backed the Public Option Deficit Reduction Act as an alternative to Medicare for All.
2026 race
Rick Larsen is seeking re-election in Washington's 2nd congressional district, which stretches from the Canada-United States border to the northern Seattle metropolitan area and includes Bellingham and Everett. He was re-elected with 63.8% of the vote in 2024.
In the 2026 top-two primary, Larsen placed first with 42.3% of the vote, and Republican Edwin H. Feller advanced in second place with 32.8%, ahead of Democrats Tomas Scheel and Devin Hermanson. Larsen and Feller meet in the general election on November 3, 2026.