Jaime attended the University of Washington, earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. As a college student, she had the opportunity to intern in both the Washington State Senate and in Washington, D.C. at the White House Office of Political Affairs. From 2005-07, Jaime worked in Washington, D.C. as Senior Legislative Aide for Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Spokane). She served as the Congresswoman’s lead advisor on health care policy, education, veterans’, and women’s issues. In 2007, County Commissioners Betty Sue Morris (D-Clark), Mark Bolt (R-Clark), Axel Swanson (D-Cowlitz), and George Raiter (D-Cowlitz) appointed Herrera as the new State Representative and she has since been elected to continue as the Representative of the people in the 18th Legislative District. In the Legislature, she served on the Health Care and Wellness Committee, the Human Services Committee, and the Transportation Committee. She also spearheaded a successful proposal to expand affordable health insurance options for Washingtonians. She was also instrumental in protecting a transportation project in Ridgefield, central to improving the economic opportunities along the I-5 Interchange. Representative Herrera’s first bill, a bipartisan proposal to give tax relief to business owners serving in the military, was signed into law on March 27, 2008. Jaime and her husband Daniel Beutler currently reside in Camas.

JUSTICE EVA GUZMAN

With a long and fructiferous life working for the public service and the community, Justice Eva Guzman has become the first Latina to win election to a statewide office in Texas for a full six-year term. She has attained the largest number of votes for a Hispanic in Texas history. Her career as a lawyer started when then-Governor George Bush appointed her as trial court judge to the 209th District Court of Harris County. In 2009, she was appointed by Governor Perry as a Justice in the Supreme Court of Texas.