In a Washington district that voted for Donald Trump, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has once again threaded a needle few in her party dare attempt — advancing through a bruising all-party primary by being, stubbornly, herself. A former auto repair shop co-owner who won this seat by flipping it in 2022, she has governed not by party script but by local instinct, breaking with Democrats on immigration and transgender rights while cultivating a coalition of moderates and independents. Her reward is a November showdown against Trump-backed Republican John Braun, a contest that may well determin