Early life of Jaime Herrera Beutler
Born in Glendale, California on November 3, 1978, Jaime Lynn Herrera is the daughter of lithographer Armando D Herrera and Candice Marie. She belongs to part-English, Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry from her mother s side and Mexican descent from her father s side. Growing up in Ridgefield, Herrera was home-schooled till ninth grade and graduated later from Prairie High School. She later attended the University of Washington to pursue a BA degree in communications and graduated in 2004.
Jaime Herrea Beutler (Getty Images)
Thereafter, she started working as an intern at the Washington State Senate as well as at the White House Office of Political Affairs. In 2007, she replaced Richard Curtis at the Washington House of Representatives after he resigned following a sex scandal. In 2008, Herrera ran for state representative for the first time and retained her seat.