Darrell Edward Issa is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 48th congressional district. He represented the 50th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019,representing two districts primarily covering North County in the San Diego area,first the 48th district for one term and then the 49th district for eight terms. From January 2011 to January 2015,he chaired the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
James Adelbert McDermott is an American politician and psychiatrist who was the U.S. representative for Washington's 7th congressional district from 1989 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The 7th district includes most of Seattle,Vashon Island,Tukwila,Burien,Shoreline,Lake Forest Park,Lynnwood,Mountlake Terrace,Woodway,and Edmonds. He served on the House Ways and Means Committee and was a member of the House Progressive Caucus. He was formerly the committee chairman,then in 1995,ranking minority member on the House Ethics Committee. On January 4,2016,he announced that he would not be seeking another congressional term.
Raúl Manuel Grijalva is an American politician and activist who has served as the United States representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district since 2023 and Arizona's 3rd congressional district from 2003 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district was numbered as the 7th from 2003 to 2013 and includes the western third of Tucson,part of Yuma and Nogales,and some peripheral parts of metro Phoenix. Grijalva is the dean of Arizona's congressional delegation.
Jay Robert Inslee is an American politician,lawyer,and economist who has served as the 23rd governor of Washington since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2012,and was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. He is the longest-serving current governor in the United States.
Elijah Eugene Cummings was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019,when he was succeeded by his predecessor Kweisi Mfume. The district he represented included over half of the city of Baltimore,including most of the majority-black precincts of Baltimore County,and most of Howard County,Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party,Cummings previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1983 to 1996.
Bartholomew Thomas Stupak is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party,Stupak served as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 2011.
Peter Thomas King is an American former politician and novelist who represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he represented a South Shore Long Island district that includes parts of Nassau County and Suffolk County and was numbered as the 3rd and later the 2nd district.
Robert Cortez Scott is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the dean of Virginia's congressional delegation and the first Filipino American voting member of Congress. The district serves most of the majority-black precincts of Hampton Roads,including all of the independent cities of Norfolk,Newport News,Hampton and Portsmouth,and parts of the independent city of Chesapeake. From 2019 to 2023,Scott was chair of the House Education and Labor Committee. He has been ranking member on that committee since 2023.
Michele Marie Bachmann is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 2007 until 2015. A member of the Republican Party,she was a candidate for president of the United States in the 2012 election,but lost the Republican nomination to Mitt Romney.
Jamie D. Pedersen is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 43rd district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013.
The Wild Sky Wilderness is a 106,577-acre (431 km2) wilderness area in the western Cascade Range of Washington state. The wilderness is within the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest north of the U.S. Highway 2 towns of Index and Skykomish. The wilderness flanks,but does not include,the North Fork Skykomish River and the Beckler River. The Henry M. Jackson Wilderness is adjacent to the east and northeast. The highest point in Wild Sky Wilderness is 6,244 foot Gunn Peak.
Duncan Duane Hunter is an American former politician,convicted felon and United States Marine who served as a U.S. representative for California's 50th congressional district from 2013 to 2020. He is a member of the Republican Party,who was first elected to the House in 2008. His district,numbered as the 52nd from 2009 to 2013,encompassed much of northern and inland San Diego County and a sliver of Riverside County,including the cities of El Cajon,Escondido,San Marcos,Santee and Temecula. He served in the U.S. Marines from 2001 through 2005 and succeeded his father,Republican Duncan Lee Hunter,a member of Congress from 1981 to 2009.
Rubén Marinelarena Gallego is an American politician who is a United States senator-elect from Arizona. He has served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,Gallego was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives,where he was assistant minority leader from 2012 until he resigned to run for Congress. Gallego was first elected to Congress in 2014. His district includes most of southern,western,and downtown Phoenix,and part of Glendale,where he served four terms in the House.
Douglas John Ericksen was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 42nd district from 2011 to 2021. Ericksen was the ranking member of the body's Energy,Environment,and Telecommunications Committee. In April 2019,he registered as a foreign agent to consult and lobby for Hun Sen,Prime Minister of Cambodia.
Scott William Taylor is an American politician and former Navy SEAL who served as the United States representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2017 to 2019. A Republican,he was previously a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district. On November 6,2018,Taylor was defeated for reelection by Democrat and U.S. Navy veteran Elaine Luria. On July 8,2019,he announced his intention to run for the United States Senate in 2020. However,in December 2019,he instead opted to run again for his old seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the November general election,he was defeated by Luria in a rematch.
The 2012 Benghazi attack was a coordinated attack against two United States government facilities in Benghazi,Libya,by members of the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sharia. On September 11,2012,at 9:40 p.m. local time,members of Ansar al-Sharia attacked the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi resulting in the deaths of both United States Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith. At around 4:00 a.m. on September 12,the group launched a mortar attack against a CIA annex approximately one mile (1.6 km) away,killing two CIA contractors Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty and wounding ten others. Initial analysis by the CIA,repeated by top government officials,indicated that the attack spontaneously arose from a protest. Subsequent investigations showed that the attack was premeditated—although rioters and looters not originally part of the group may have joined in after the attacks began.
Drew Christian MacEwen is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 35th district,which covers the entirety of Mason County and parts of Kitsap and Thurston counties.
Barry Dean Loudermilk is an American politician from the state of Georgia who has been the U.S. representative from Georgia's 11th congressional district since 2015. The district covers a large slice of Atlanta's northern suburbs,including Marietta,Acworth and Smyrna,and a sliver of Atlanta itself.
The 2016 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016.
Brian Jeffrey Mast is an American politician and U.S. military veteran who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2017. The district,numbered as the 18th district before the 2020 redistricting cycle,includes portions of the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast. Mast is a member of the Republican Party.
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