Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Calls Herself a 'Business Owner in SW Washington.' Her Shop Is in Oregon, Where Employers Can Pay Much Lower Salaries.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Calls Herself a 'Business Owner in SW Washington.' Her Shop Is in Oregon, Where Employers Can Pay Much Lower Salaries.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D., Wash.) suggested she owned a business in southwestern Washington earlier this year while trying to relate to her constituents' struggles. But the business the congresswoman co-owns with her husband, Dean's Car Care, is actually located across state lines in Portland, where the minimum salary requirement is much lower.The post Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Calls Herself a 'Business Owner in SW Washington.' Her Shop Is …