Hospitals & Asylums
Winning the 2008 Elections HA-10-1-08
By Tony Sanders
The FEC effectively went dark as a decision-making body on
New Year's Day. Only two of its six
members are seated and four are needed for a quorum. The two seats are
Chairman, David M. Mason and Ellen L. Weintraub. While the FEC staff of lawyers, investigators and auditors remain
on the job, there are not enough available votes to authorize an investigation,
assess a penalty for campaign law violations, or disburse matching federal
campaign funds to qualified candidates.
The problem is, naturally, political. The FEC is supposed to have three
Democratic and three Republican members, each nominated to the commission by
the president. There is one vacancy. Three of the other commissioners were
"recess appointments" -- made without Senate approval -- that expired
Dec. 31. President George W. Bush nominated each of the three for full terms,
but Senate Democrats blocked one and Republicans responded by blocking the
other two. The net effect is agency paralysis.
Congress and the President must come to an agreement on
appointing four new FEC Commissioners, As Soon As Possible, two Commissioners
must be appointed immediately. Failure
to provide for the oversight of campaign finance laws will cast a shadow of doubt
upon the credibility of the second session of the 110th Congress to
hold the 2008 Congressional and Presidential elections. The American people desperately need an
error free election of the 111th Congress 2009-2010. Congress may suggest FEC nominees to the
President, as they so often delegate to the majority and minority leaders of
the Senate. FEC staff are highly
encouraged to run for office of the Commissioner. Free Press End the Stalemate on FEC Vacancies. January
4, 2008. Mosk, Matthew. FEC Reduced
to Offering Advice: Without a Quorum, Rulings on Campaigns are Nonbinding. January 9,
2008.
The road to the
White House this 2008 goes on. The
Presidential campaign includes major stops in Iowa, New Hampshire, South
Carolina and Nevada, a semi-national primary on February 5,
national party conventions in Denver, Colorado, and Minneapolis-St.
Paul, Minnesota, a national Election Day in November 4th and a
meeting of the Electoral College in December to Inauguration Day in January
2009, when the new president and vice president take office on the steps of the
Capitol in Washington.
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CANDIDATE FUNDRAISING |
TOTAL as of
09/30/2007 |
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$90,935,788 |
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$80,256,427 |
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$62,829,069 |
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$47,253,521 |
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$32,124,785 |
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$30,329,152 |
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$18,699,937 |
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$12,828,111 |
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$13,598,152 |
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$8,268,453 |
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provided by FEC |
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First off are the
primaries and caucuses. The 2008 calendar is still in flux, with many states
moving their primaries and caucuses earlier than ever in a bid to influence the
outcome. Florida, Michigan and Wyoming have joined Iowa, New Hampshire, South
Carolina and Nevada by moving at least some of their events to January.
Meanwhile, at least 24 states are settled on February 5, raising the prospect
that the nominating process could be all but over by then. See the map and
calendar for the dates as they stand now; many are tentative or could change.
Primaries and Caucuses
First Primaries/Caucuses
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January 3: |
Iowa caucuses |
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January 5: |
Wyoming caucuses |
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January 8: |
New Hampshire primary |
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January 15: |
Michigan primary |
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January 19: |
Nevada caucuses |
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January 26: |
South Carolina primary |
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January 29: |
Florida primary |
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February 1: |
Maine caucuses |
Democratic Map
Republican Map
After the
primaries and caucuses are over, each political party holds a convention at
which their presidential and vice presidential nominees are formally selected. Delegate counts represent CNN's
most recent total for each candidate. There are currently 4,049 total delegates
to the Democratic National Convention, including 3,253 pledged delegates and
796 superdelegates. The total number of delegate votes needed to win the
nomination is 2,025. There are currently 2,380 total delegates to the
Republican National Convention, including 1,917 pledged delegates and 463
unpledged delegates. The total number of delegate votes needed to win the
nomination is 1,191.
- Democrats
will meet in Denver, Colorado, from August 25-28 at the downtown Pepsi
Center.
- Republicans
will meet in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, from September 1-4 at the
RiverCentre / Xcel Energy Center.
Election Day and Beyond. Registered voters head to the polls on the first Tuesday in November to decide who'll lead the country.
- November 4 is
Election Day in 2008, with polls opening as early as midnight in Dixville
Notch, New Hampshire, and finally closing in Hawaii and Alaska.
- Although
polls across the country are open on one day, the election is not a
national poll but a series of 51 state-level elections that decide the
members of the Electoral College. Technically, voters aren't choosing a
candidate but a slate of electors who have pledged to vote for that
candidate when the Electoral College meets.
- The candidate
who wins the most votes in each state normally wins all of that state's
electoral votes. With 538 electors up for grabs, the candidate with more
than half -- 270 -- wins the presidency. The number of electors from each
state equals the number of senators and representatives the state sends to
Congress. If no candidate receives 270 electors, the House of
Representatives decides who the next president will be.
- The Electoral College meets in December to formalize the election, although the results are usually known soon after the election, and preparations already have begun for a presidential transition (if necessary) and the inaugural ceremony on the Capitol steps on January 20.
Standing as of January 9, 2008
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DEMOCRATS 333 COUNTED |
REPUBLICANS 71 COUNTED |
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* TOTAL DELEGATES 4,049 |
* TOTAL DELEGATES 2,380 |
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TOTAL DELEGATES NEEDED 2,025 |
TOTAL DELEGATES NEEDED 1,191 |
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183 Hillary
Clinton
The former first lady is now in her second term as the
junior senator from New York. |
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30 Mitt
Romney
The former Massachusetts governor made an unsuccessful run
for the U.S. Senate in 1994. |
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78 Barack
Obama
The former lawyer and state senator won a U.S. Senate seat
in Illinois in 2004. |
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21 Mike
Huckabee
Before he was a governor of Arkansas, Huckabee served as
pastor to several churches. |
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52 John
Edwards
The former U.S. senator from North Carolina was the
Democratic 2004 vice presidential candidate. |
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10 John
McCain
The U.S. senator from Arizona ran for the GOP presidential
nomination in 2000, but lost to George W. Bush. |
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19 Bill
Richardson
The New Mexico governor has also served in the U.S. House
and as U.N. ambassador and U.S. energy secretary. |
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6 Fred
Thompson
The former U.S. senator from Tennessee also is known for
acting, including his "Law and Order" role. |
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1 Dennis
Kucinich
Kucinich represents an Ohio district in the U.S. House and
also ran for the '04 Democratic presidential nomination. |
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2 Ron
Paul
The U.S. House member from Texas and medical doctor ran as
a Libertarian for president in 1988. |
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0 Mike
Gravel
The former U.S. senator from Alaska now heads up a
non-profit firm promoting civics and education. |
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1 Rudy
Giuliani
The two-term mayor of New York City once ran for the U.S.
Senate, but dropped out in 2000. |
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1 Duncan
Hunter
Hunter has served as a U.S. representative from California
since 1981. |
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Who's Out
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0 Joe
Biden
Dropped out January 3, 2008. |
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N/A Sam
Brownback
Dropped out October 19, 2007. |
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0 Chris
Dodd
Dropped out January 3, 2008. |
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N/A Jim
Gilmore
Dropped out July 14, 2007. |
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N/A Tom
Tancredo
Dropped out December 20, 2007. |
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N/A Tommy
Thompson
Dropped out August 12, 2007. |
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All of the 435 seats
in the House being contested in the 2008 elections. Since Representatives are
elected for two-year terms, those elected will serve in the 111th United States
Congress from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2011.The current composition of
the House stands at 232 Democrats, 200 Republicans, and 3 vacancies.
The vacancies are in
Illinoiss 14th congressional
district - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R) resigned on November 26,
2007. The special primary election will be held on February 5, followed by the
special general election on March 8. Indianas 7th congressional
district - Representative Julia Carson died on December 15, 2007 of lung
cancer. The special election will be March 11, 2008.. Louisianas 1st congressional
district - There will be a vacancy when Republican Bobby Jindal, who was
elected governor of Louisiana on October 20, 2007, resigns his congressional
seat to assume that office. There will be a non-partisan primary in which the
winner of the majority of the vote will be elected. If no one candidate wins a
majority, then the two candidates who win the most votes will face each other
in a runoff. Mississippis 1st
congressional district - There will be a vacancy when Republican Roger
Wicker assumes the Senate seat of Trent Lott, who resigned from the Senate on
December 18, 2007. Wicker was appointed on December 31, 2007 by Governor Haley
Barbour. The special election to determine who will serve out the remainder of
Lott's term until 2013 is scheduled on the same day as the November 2008
general election, and Wicker has stated that he will be running for the
remainder of the term. The special election for Wicker's vacant seat will be
held in spring 2008.
There are 17 Races with no imcumbents because of
Retirements Alabama's 2nd congressional
district -Terry Everett (R), Arizona's 1st congressional
district - Rick Renzi (R) , California's 12th
congressional district - Tom Lantos (D), Colorado's 6th congressional
district - Tom Tancredo (R), Illinois's 11th congressional
district - Jerry Weller (R) , Illinois's 18th congressional
district - Ray LaHood (R), Louisiana's 4th congressional
district - Jim McCrery (R), Minnesota's 3rd congressional
district - Jim Ramstad (R), Mississippi's 3rd congressional
district - Chip Pickering (R), New Jersey's 3rd congressional
district - Jim Saxton (R), New Jersey's 7th congressional
district - Mike Ferguson (R), New York's 21st congressional
district - Michael McNulty (D), Ohio's 7th congressional district
- Dave Hobson (R), Ohio's 15th congressional district
- Deborah Pryce (R), Ohio's 16th congressional district
- Ralph Regula (R), Pennsylvania's 5th
congressional district - John E. Peterson (R) and Wyoming's At-large
congressional district - Barbara Cubin (R).
Incumbents of the 110th Congress
Alabama |
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Bonner, Jo, Alabama, 1st |
Cramer, Robert E. "Bud", Alabama, 5th |
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Everett, Terry, Alabama, 2nd |
Bachus, Spencer, Alabama, 6th |
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Rogers, Mike, Alabama, 3rd |
Davis, Artur, Alabama, 7th |
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Aderholt, Robert, Alabama, 4th |
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Alaska |
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Young, Don, Alaska, At Large |
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Arkansas |
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Berry, Marion, Arkansas, 1st |
Boozman, John, Arkansas, 3rd |
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Snyder, Vic, Arkansas 2nd |
Ross, Mike, Arkansas, 4th |
Arizona |
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Renzi, Rick, Arizona, 1st |
Mitchell, Harry E., Arizona, 5th |
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Franks, Trent, Arizona, 2nd |
Flake, Jeff, Arizona, 6th |
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Shadegg, John, Arizona, 3rd |
Grijalva, Raul, Arizona, 7th |
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Pastor, Ed, Arizona, 4th |
Giffords, Gabrielle, Arizona, 8th |
California |
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Thompson, Mike, California, 1st |
Berman, Howard, California, 28th |
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Herger, Wally, California, 2nd |
Schiff, Adam, California, 29th |
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Lungren, Daniel E., California, 3rd |
Waxman, Henry, California, 30th |
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Doolittle, John, California, 4th |
Becerra, Xavier, California, 31st |
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Matsui, Doris O., California, 5th |
Solis, Hilda, California, 32nd |
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Woolsey, Lynn, California, 6th |
Watson, Diane E., California, 33rd |
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Miller, George, California, 7th |
Roybal-Allard, Lucille, California, 34th |
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Pelosi, Nancy, California, 8th |
Waters, Maxine, California, 35th |
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Lee, Barbara, California, 9th |
Harman, Jane, California, 36th |
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Tauscher, Ellen, California, 10th |
Richardson, Laura, California, 37th |
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McNerney, Jerry, California, 11th |
Napolitano, Grace, California, 38th |
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Lantos, Tom, California, 12th |
Sanchez, Linda, California, 39th |
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Stark, Fortney Pete, California, 13th |
Royce, Ed, California, 40th |
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Eshoo, Anna G., California, 14th |
Lewis, Jerry, California, 41st |
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Honda, Mike, California, 15th |
Miller, Gary, California, 42nd |
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Lofgren, Zoe, California, 16th |
Baca, Joe, California, 43rd |
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Farr, Sam, California, 17th |
Calvert, Ken, California, 44th |
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Cardoza, Dennis, California, 18th |
Bono, Mary, California, 45th |
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Radanovich, George P., California, 19th |
Rohrabacher, Dana, California, 46th |
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Costa, Jim, California, 20th |
Sanchez, Loretta, California, 47th |
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Nunes, Devin, California, 21st |
Campbell, John, California, 48th |
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McCarthy, Kevin, California, 22nd |
Issa,Darrell, California, 49th |
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Capps, Lois, California, 23rd |
Bilbray, Brian P., California, 50th |
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Gallegly, Elton, California, 24th |
Filner, Bob, California, 51st |
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McKeon, Buck, California, 25th |
Hunter, Duncan, California, 52nd |
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Dreier, David, California, 26th |
Davis, Susan, California, 53rd |
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Sherman, Brad, California, 27th |
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Colorado |
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DeGette, Diana, Colorado, 1st |
Lamborn, Doug, Colorado, 5th |
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Udall, Mark, Colorado, 2nd |
Tancredo, Tom, Colorado, 6th |
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Salazar, John T., Colorado, 3rd |
Perlmutter, Ed, Colorado, 7th |
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Musgrave, Marilyn, Colorado, 4th |
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Connecticut |
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Larson, John B., Connecticut, 1st |
Shays, Christopher, Connecticut, 4th |
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Courtney, Joe, Connecticut, 2nd |
Murphy, Christopher S., Connecticut, 5th |
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DeLauro, Rosa L., Connecticut, 3rd |
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District of Columbia |
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes, District of Columbia |
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Delaware |
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Castle, Michael N., Delaware, At Large |
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Florida |
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Miller, Jeff, Florida, 1st |
Mack, Connie, Florida, 14th |
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Boyd, Allen, Florida, 2nd |
Weldon, Dave, Florida, 15th |
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Brown, Corrine, Florida, 3rd |
Mahoney, Tim, Florida, 16th |
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Crenshaw, Ander, Florida, 4th |
Meek, Kendrick, Florida, 17th |
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Brown-Waite, Virginia, Florida, 5th |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Florida, 18th |
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Stearns, Cliff, Florida, 6th |
Wexler, Robert, Florida, 19th |
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Mica, John, Florida, 7th |
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Florida, 20th |
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Keller, Ric, Florida, 8th |
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Florida, 21st |
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Bilirakis, Gus M., Florida, 9th |
Klein, Ron , Florida, 22nd |
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Young, C.W. Bill, Florida, 10th |
Hastings, Alcee L., Florida, 23rd |
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Castor, Kathy, Florida, 11th |
Feeney, Tom, Florida, 24th |
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Putnam, Adam, Florida, 12th |
Diaz-Balart, Mario, Florida, 25th |
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Buchanan, Vern, Florida, 13th |
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Georgia |
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Kingston, Jack, Georgia,
1st |
Linder, John, Georgia, 7th |
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Bishop Jr., Sanford
D., Georgia, 2nd |
Marshall, Jim, Georgia, 8th |
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Westmoreland, Lynn A., Georgia, 3rd |
Deal, Nathan, Georgia, 9th |
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Jr., Georgia, 4th |
Broun, Paul C., Georgia, 10th |
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Lewis, John, Georgia, 5th |
Gingrey, Phil, Georgia, 11th |
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Price, Tom, Georgia, 6th |
Barrow, John, Georgia, 12th |
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Scott, David,
Georgia, 13th |
Hawaii |
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Abercrombie, Neil, Hawaii, 1st |
Hirono, Mazie K., Hawaii, 2nd |
Iowa |
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Boswell, Leonard, Iowa, 3rd |
Braley, Bruce L., Iowa, 1st |
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King, Steve, Iowa, 5th |
Loebsack, David, Iowa, 2nd |
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Latham, Tom, Iowa, 4th |
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Idaho |
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Sali, Bill, Idaho, 1st |
Simpson, Mike, Idaho, 2nd |
Illinois |
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Rush, Bobby L., Illinois, 1st |
Weller, Jerry, Illinois, 11th |
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Jackson Jr., Jesse L., Illinois, 2nd |
Costello, Jerry, Illinois, 12th |
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Lipinski, Daniel, Illinois, 3rd |
Biggert, Judy, Illinois, 13th |
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Gutierrez, Luis, Illinois, 4th |
Hastert, Denny, Illinois, 14th -- Vacancy |
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Emanuel, Rahm, Illinois, 5th |
Johnson, Timothy V., Illinois, 15th |
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Roskam, Peter J., Illinois, 6th |
Manzullo, Donald, Illinois, 16th |
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Davis, Danny K., Illinois, 7th |
Hare, Phil, Illinois, 17th |
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Bean, Melissa L., Illinois, 8th |
LaHood, Ray, Illinois, 18th |
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Schakowsky, Jan, Illinois, 9th |
Shimkus, John, Illinois, 19th |
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Kirk, Mark, Illinois, 10th |
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Indiana |
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Visclosky, Peter, Indiana, 1st |
Burton, Dan, Indiana, 5th |
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Donnelly, Joe, Indiana, 2nd |
Pence, Mike, Indiana, 6th |
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Souder, Mark E., Indiana, 3rd |
Carson, Julia, Indiana, 7th -- Vacancy |
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Buyer, Steve, Indiana, 4th |
Ellsworth, Brad, Indiana, 8th |
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Hill, Baron,
Indiana, 9th |
Kansas |
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Moran, Jerry, Kansas, 1st |
Moore, Dennis, Kansas, 3rd |
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Boyda, Nancy E., Kansas, 2nd |
Tiahrt, Todd, Kansas, 4th |
Kentucky |
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Whitfield, Ed, Kentucky, 1st |
Davis, Geoff, Kentucky, 4th |
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Lewis, Ron, Kentucky, 2nd |
Rogers, Harold, Kentucky, 5th |
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Yarmuth, John A., Kentucky, 3rd |
Chandler, Ben, Kentucky, 6th |
Louisiana |
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Jindal, Bobby, Louisiana, 1st |
Alexander, Rodney, Louisiana, 5th |
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Jefferson, William J., Louisiana, 2nd |
Baker, Richard, Louisiana, 6th |
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Melancon, Charlie, Louisiana, 3rd |
Boustany Jr., Charles W., Louisiana, 7th |
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McCrery, Jim, Louisiana, 4th |
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Massachusetts |
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Olver, John, Massachusetts, 1st |
Tierney, John, Massachusetts, 6th |
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Neal, Richard E., Massachusetts, 2nd |
Markey, Ed, Massachusetts, 7th |
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McGovern, James, Massachusetts, 3rd |
Capuano, Michael E., Massachusetts, 8th |
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Frank, Barney, Massachusetts, 4th |
Lynch, Stephen F., Massachusetts, 9th |
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Tsongas, Niki, Massachusetts, 5th |
Delahunt, William, Massachusetts, 10th |
Maryland |
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Gilchrest, Wayne, Maryland, 1st |
Hoyer, Steny H., Maryland, 5th |
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Ruppersberger, Dutch, Maryland, 2nd |
Bartlett, Roscoe, Maryland, 6th |
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Sarbanes, John P., Maryland, 3rd |
Cummings, Elijah, Maryland, 7th |
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Wynn, Albert, Maryland, 4th |
Van Hollen, Chris, Maryland, 8th |
Maine |
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Allen, Tom, Maine, 1st |
Michaud, Michael, Maine, 2nd |
Michigan |
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Stupak, Bart, Michigan, 1st |
Knollenberg, Joseph, Michigan, 9th |
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Hoekstra, Pete, Michigan, 2nd |
Miller, Candice, Michigan, 10th |
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Ehlers, Vernon J., Michigan, 3rd |
McCotter, Thaddeus, Michigan, 11th |
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Camp, Dave, Michigan, 4th |
Levin, Sander, Michigan, 12th |
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Kildee, Dale, Michigan, 5th |
Kilpatrick, Carolyn, Michigan, 13th |
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Upton, Fred, Michigan, 6th |
Conyers Jr., John, Michigan, 14th |
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Walberg, Timothy, Michigan, 7th |
Dingell, John D., Michigan, 15th |
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Rogers, Mike, Michigan, 8th |
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Minnesota |
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Walz, Timothy J., Minnesota, 1st |
Ellison, Keith, Minnesota, 5th |
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Kline, John, Minnesota, 2nd |
Bachmann, Michele, Minnesota, 6th |
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Ramstad, Jim, Minnesota, 3rd |
Peterson, Collin C., Minnesota, 7th |
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McCollum, Betty, Minnesota, 4th |
Oberstar, James L., Minnesota, 8th |
Missouri |
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Clay Jr., William "Lacy", Missouri, 1st |
Graves, Sam, Missouri, 6th |
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Akin, Todd, Missouri, 2nd |
Blunt, Roy, Missouri 7th |
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Carnahan, Russ, Missouri, 3rd |
Emerson, Jo Ann, Missouri, 8th |
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Skelton, Ike, Missouri, 4th |
Hulshof, Kenny, Missouri, 9th |
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Cleaver, Emanuel, Missouri, 5th |
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Mississippi |
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Wicker, Roger, Mississippi, 1st -- Vacancy |
Pickering, Charles W. "Chip", Mississippi, 3rd |
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Thompson, Bennie G., Mississippi, 2nd |
Taylor, Gene, Mississippi, 4th |
Montana |
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Rehberg, Dennis, Montana, At Large |
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Nebraska |
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Fortenberry, Jeff, Nebraska, 1st |
Smith, Adrian, Nebraska, 3rd |
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Terry, Lee, Nebraska, 2nd |
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Nevada |
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Berkley, Shelley, Nevada, 1st |
Porter, Jon, Nevada, 3rd |
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Heller, Dean, Nevada, 2nd |
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New Hampshire |
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Shea-Porter, Carol, New Hampshire, 1st |
Hodes, Paul W., New Hampshire, 2nd |
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New Jersey |
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Andrews, Robert E., New Jersey, 1st |
Pascrell Jr.,
Bill, New Jersey, 8th |
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LoBiondo, Frank, New Jersey, 2nd |
Rothman, Steven,
New Jersey, 9th |
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Saxton, Jim, New Jersey, 3rd |
Payne, Donald M.,
New Jersey, 10th |
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Smith, Chris, New Jersey, 4th |
Frelinghuysen,
Rodney, New Jersey, 11th |
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Garrett, Scott, New Jersey, 5th |
Holt, Rush, New Jersey, 12th |
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Pallone Jr., Frank,
New Jersey, 6th |
Sires, Albio, New Jersey, 13th |
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Ferguson, Michael,
New Jersey, 7th |
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New Mexico |
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Wilson, Heather, New Mexico, 1st |
Udall, Tom, New Mexico, 3rd |
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Pearce, Steve, New Mexico, 2nd |
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New York |
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Bishop, Timothy, New York, 1st |
Rangel, Charles B.,
New York, 15th |
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Israel, Steve, New York, 2nd |
Serrano, José E.,
New York, 16th |
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King, Pete, New York, 3rd |
Engel, Eliot,
New York, 17th |
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McCarthy, Carolyn, New York, 4th |
Lowey, Nita, New
York, 18th |
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Ackerman, Gary, New York, 5th |
Hall, John J.,
New York, 19th |
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Meeks, Gregory W., New York, 6th |
Gillibrand, Kirsten
E., New York, 20th |
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Crowley, Joseph, New York, 7th |
McNulty, Michael
R., New York, 21st |
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Nadler, Jerrold, New York, 8th |
Hinchey, Maurice,
New York, 22nd |
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Weiner, Anthony D., New York, 9th |
McHugh, John M.,
New York, 23rd |
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Towns, Edolphus, New York, 10th |
Arcuri, Michael A.,
New York, 24th |
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Clarke, Yvette D., New York, 11th |
Walsh, Jim, New
York, 25th |
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Velázquez, Nydia M., New York, 12th |
Reynolds, Thomas
M., New York, 26th |
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Fossella, Vito, New York, 13th |
Higgins, Brian, New York, 27th |
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Maloney, Carolyn, New York, 14th |
Slaughter, Louise, New York, 28th |
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Kuhl Jr., John R.
"Randy", New York, 29th |
North Carolina |
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Butterfield, G.K., North Carolina, 1st |
Hayes, Robin, North Carolina, 8th |
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Etheridge, Bob, North Carolina, 2nd |
Myrick, Sue, North Carolina, 9th |
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Jones, Walter B., North Carolina, 3rd |
McHenry, Patrick T., North Carolina, 10th |
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Price, David, North Carolina, 4th |
Shuler, Heath, North Carolina, 11th |
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Foxx, Virginia, North Carolina, 5th |
Watt, Mel, North Carolina, 12th |
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Coble, Howard, North Carolina, 6th |
Miller, Brad, North Carolina, 13th |
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McIntyre, Mike, North Carolina, 7th |
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North Dakota |
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Pomeroy, Earl, North Dakota, At Large |
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Ohio |
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Chabot, Steve, Ohio, 1st |
Kucinich, Dennis
J., Ohio, 10th |
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Schmidt, Jean, Ohio, 2nd |
Jones,
Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, 11th |
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Turner, Michael, Ohio, 3rd |
Tiberi, Pat,
Ohio, 12th |
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Jordan, Jim, Ohio, 4th |
Sutton, Betty,
Ohio, 13th |
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Latta, Robert E., Ohio, 5th |
LaTourette, Steven C., Ohio, 14th |
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Wilson, Charles A., Ohio, 6th |
Pryce, Deborah, Ohio, 15th |
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Hobson, David, Ohio, 7th |
Regula, Ralph, Ohio, 16th |
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Boehner, John A.,
Ohio, 8th |
Ryan, Tim, Ohio, 17th |
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Kaptur, Marcy,
Ohio, 9th |
Space, Zachary T., Ohio, 18th |
Oklahoma |
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Sullivan, John, Oklahoma, 1st |
Cole, Tom, Oklahoma, 4th |
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Boren, Dan, Oklahoma, 2nd |
Fallin, Mary, Oklahoma, 5th |
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Lucas, Frank, Oklahoma, 3rd |
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Oregon |
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Wu, David, Oregon, 1st |
DeFazio, Peter, Oregon, 4th |
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Walden, Greg, Oregon, 2nd |
Hooley, Darlene, Oregon, 5th |
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Blumenauer, Earl, Oregon 3rd |
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Pennsylvania |
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Brady, Robert, Pennsylvania, 1st |
Kanjorski, Paul E., Pennsylvania, 11th |
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Fattah, Chaka, Pennsylvania, 2nd |
Murtha, John, Pennsylvania, 12th |
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English, Phil, Pennsylvania, 3rd |
Schwartz, Allyson Y., Pennsylvania, 13th |
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Altmire, Jason, Pennsylvania, 4th |
Doyle, Mike, Pennsylvania, 14th |
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Peterson, John E., Pennsylvania, 5th |
Dent, Charles W., Pennsylvania, 15th |
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Gerlach, Jim, Pennsylvania, 6th |
Pitts, Joseph R., Pennsylvania, 16th |
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Sestak, Joe, Pennsylvania, 7th |
Holden, Tim, Pennsylvania, 17th |
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Murphy, Patrick J., Pennsylvania, 8th |
Murphy, Tim, Pennsylvania, 18th |
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Shuster, Bill, Pennsylvania, 9th |
Platts, Todd, Pennsylvania, 19th |
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Carney, Christopher P., Pennsylvania, 10th |
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Rhode Island |
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Kennedy, Patrick, Rhode Island, 1st |
Langevin, Jim, Rhode Island, 2nd |
South Carolina |
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Brown, Henry, South Carolina, 1st |
Inglis, Bob, South Carolina, 4th |
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Wilson, Joe, South Carolina, 2nd |
Spratt, John, South Carolina, 5th |
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Barrett, J.Gresham, South Carolina, 3rd |
Clyburn, James E., South Carolina, 6th |
South Dakota |
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Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie, South Dakota, At Large |
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Tennessee |
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Davis, David, Tennessee, 1st |
Gordon, Bart, Tennessee, 6th |
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Duncan Jr., John J., Tennessee, 2nd |
Blackburn, Marsha, Tennessee 7th |
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Wamp, Zach, Tennessee, 3rd |
Tanner, John, Tennessee, 8th |
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Davis, Lincoln, Tennessee, 4th |
Cohen, Steve, Tennessee, 9th |
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Cooper, Jim, Tennessee, 5th |
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Texas |
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Gohmert, Louie, Texas 1st |
Edwards, Chet, Texas, 17th |
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Poe, Ted, Texas, 2nd |
Jackson Lee, Sheila, Texas, 18th |
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Johnson, Sam, Texas, 3rd |
Neugebauer, Randy, Texas, 19th |
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Hall, Ralph M., Texas, 4th |
Gonzalez, Charlie A., Texas, 20th |
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Hensarling, Jeb, Texas, 5th |
Smith, Lamar, Texas, 21st |
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Barton, Joe, Texas, 6th |
Lampson, Nick, Texas, 22nd |
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Culberson, John, Texas, 7th |
Rodriguez, Ciro, Texas, 23rd |
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Brady, Kevin, Texas, 8th |
Marchant, Kenny, Texas, 24th |
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Green, Al, Texas, 9th |
Doggett, Lloyd, Texas, 25th |
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McCaul, Michael T., Texas, 10th |
Burgess, Michael, Texas, 26th |
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Conaway, K. Michael, Texas, 11th |
Ortiz, Solomon P., Texas, 27th |
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Granger, Kay, Texas, 12th |
Cuellar, Henry, Texas, 28th |
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Thornberry, Mac, Texas, 13th |
Green, Gene, Texas, 29th |
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Paul, Ron, Texas, 14th |
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Texas 30th |
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Hinojosa, Rubén, Texas, 15th |
Carter, John, Texas, 31st |
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Reyes, Silvestre, Texas, 16th |
Sessions, Pete, Texas, 32nd |
Utah |
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Bishop, Rob, Utah, 1st |
Cannon, Chris, Utah, 3rd |
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Matheson, Jim, Utah, 2nd |
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Vermont |
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Welch, Peter, Vermont, At Large |
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Virginia |
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Wittman, Robert J., Virginia, 1st |
Goodlatte, Bob, Virginia, 6th |
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Drake, Thelma D., Virginia, 2nd |
Cantor, Eric, Virginia, 7th |
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby", Virginia, 3rd |
Moran, Jim, Virginia, 8th |
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Forbes, J. Randy, Virginia, 4th |
Boucher, Rick, Virginia, 9th |
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Goode Jr., Virgil H., Virginia, 5th |
Wolf, Frank, Virginia, 10th |
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Davis, Tom, Virginia, 11th |
Washington |
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Inslee, Jay, Washington, 1st |
Dicks, Norman D., Washington, 6th |
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Larsen, Rick, Washington, 2nd |
McDermott, Jim, Washington, 7th |
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Baird, Brian, Washington, 3rd |
Reichert, David G., Washington, 8th |
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Hastings, Doc, Washington, 4th |
Smith, Adam, Washington, 9th |
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McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Washington, 5th |
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Wisconsin |
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Ryan, Paul, Wisconsin, 1st |
Sensenbrenner, F. James, Wisconsin, 5th |
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Baldwin, Tammy, Wisconsin, 2nd |
Petri, Thomas, Wisconsin, 6th |
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Kind, Ron, Wisconsin, 3rd |
Obey, David R., Wisconsin, 7th |
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Moore, Gwen, Wisconsin, 4th |
Kagen, Steve, Wisconsin, 8th |
West Virginia |
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Mollohan, Alan B., West Virginia, 1st |
Rahall, Nick, West Virginia, 3rd |
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Capito, Shelley Moore, West Virginia, 2nd |
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Wyoming
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Cubin, Barbara, Wyoming,
At Large |
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Delegates
American Samoa
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Faleomavaega,
Eni F. H., American Samoa (Delegate) |
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Guam
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Bordallo,
Madeleine, Guam (Delegate) |
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Puerto Rico
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Fortuno, Luis G.,
Puerto Rico (Resident Commissioner) |
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Virgin Islands
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Christian-Christensen,
Donna M., U.S. Virgin Islands (Delegate) |
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Redistricting battles will occur in states that are slated to gain
or lose seats as a result of the 2010 census because some changes will have to occur
in current Congressional delegations in those states. States projected to lose
seats after the 2010 census are New York (-2), Ohio (-2), Illinois (-1), Iowa
(-1), Louisiana (-1), Massachusetts (-1). Michigan (-1), Missouri (-1) and
Pennsylvania (-1). States projected to
gain seats after the 2010 census include Texas (+3), Arizona (+2), Florida
(+2), California (+1), Georgia (+1), Nevada (+1) and Utah (+1). During the last round of redistricting in
2001, Republicans had total control of the process in key states such as
Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida. In the process, they disenfranchised
thousands of black and Hispanic voters. Republicans during the past two cycles
(1992 and 2002) actively and aggressively discriminated against racial minorities
by attempting to pack as many as possible into as few districts as possible,
particularly in the South. Democrats,
on the other hand, have stood for racial justice and maximizing minority
influence. Frost, Martin. Congressional
Redistricting: The Ultimate Political Prize. Fox News. November 26, 2007