Dr. Bernadine Bank was born into a large working-class Catholic family in Joliet, Illinois. Dr. Bank excelled in her studies and earned a degree in chemistry before obtaining her medical degree from Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed her 4 year residency at Parkland (University of Texas Southwestern) and then was in private practice for 15 years in Dallas, TX. In 2006, she moved to Colbert, WA. Since then, Dr. Bank founded the Gynecological Department at the Spokane VA Hospital and serves her community in local government and at CHAS clinics in Spokane 

Inspired by recent laws threatening women's health and the closure of OB/GYN services in neighboring states, Dr. Bank decided she could no longer stand on the sidelines and decided to run for Congress.

Dr. Bank, OB/GYN is running for Congress to represent Eastern Washington. She is a moderate voice in an age of extremes and a leader with vision in an era of agendas. Dr. Bank is running to protect Women’s Health. Dr. Bank is running to fight for veterans' rights. Dr. Bank is running in support of working families. Dr. Bank is running to keep our promises to Ukraine.