Derek kilmer
Former us representative
Marshall Scholar, Class of 1996 (Oxford University)
“The United States has a responsibility to play a leading role in global affairs. Sometimes that means negotiating with regimes we don’t like, and sometimes that means accepting that international diplomatic agreements are often less than perfect.”
- representative derek kilmer
Legislator of the Year
Derek Kilmer is the Senior Vice President of U.S. Program and Policy for The Rockefeller Foundation, leading efforts to engage domestic and global leaders, civil society actors, businesses, and institutions to advance issues core to the foundation’s mission. Kilmer was the U.S. Representative for Washington’s 6th Congressional District from 2013 to 2025. As a representative, Kilmer helped pass landmark economic development legislation to help economically distressed communities. Kilmer previously served in the Washington House of Representatives and State Senate. Kilmer was ranked as the 33rd most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 114th United States Congress in the Bipartisan Index created by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy. Kilmer was named the "Legislative Business Star Award" from Enterprise Washington's Business Institute. He was named "Legislator of the Year" by the Department of Veterans Affairs. He was recognized by the Northwest Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America as "Legislator of the Year.”