Mike Pence Coming To WA For McMorris Rodgers Fundraiser

SPOKANE, WA - Vice President Mike Pence will appear at a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers next Wednesday in Spokane. McMorris Rodgers is fighting to keep her seat under a challenge from Democrat Lisa Brown, a former state senator.

The Pence appearance will cost attendees between $125 and $5,000 a plate. McMorris Rodgers has not asked for an appearance from Donald Trump, according to the Seattle Times.

"Vice President Mike Pence knows how important it is to send Republicans like Cathy McMorris Rodgers back to DC to continue fighting for common sense policies that are helping Washingtonians succeed," the state GOP wrote in an appeal email.

Earlier in September, the Atlantic magazine called McMorris Rodgers the "Republican Leadership Member Most Likely to Lose" in the November election. McMorris Rodgers earned just under 50 percent of the vote in the August primary. The Spokesman Review has called the race "a real contest."

McMorris Rodgers is the most powerful elected Republican woman. She serves as the House conference chair, the third-highest party rank.

Caption: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence listens as President Donald Trump, FEMA Administrator Brock Long and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen meet in the Oval Office Sept. 11, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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