Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart is a Cuban-American attorney and politician. He was the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He retired from Congress in 2011 and his younger brother,Mario Díaz-Balart,who had previously represented Florida's 25th congressional district,succeeded him. He is currently chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute. After leaving Congress,he started a law practice and a consulting firm,both based in Miami,Florida.
Richard Norman Hastings is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. representative for Washington's 4th congressional district from 1995 until his retirement in 2015. The district includes much of central Washington including the Tri-Cities,Yakima,and Moses Lake. The most conservative Republican in Washington's Congressional delegation,he chaired the House Committee on Ethics from 2005 to 2007 and chaired the House Committee on Natural Resources from 2011 to his leaving office.
From January 19 to June 8,2004,voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 2004 United States presidential election. Incumbent President George W. Bush was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2004 Republican National Convention held from August 30 to September 2,2004,in New York City.
Richard T. Crotty is the former Mayor of Orange County,Florida,United States.
Robert Wendell Bailey is an American politician from Missouri. He graduated from Southwest Missouri State University with a degree in Business Administration and owned an automobile dealership in Willow Springs.
Charles Graham was an American politician in the Democratic Party who represented the 19th Senate District in the Missouri General Assembly,which includes the city of Columbia,Missouri,where he lived.
Charles W. 'Chuck' Larson Jr. is the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US to the Republic of Latvia from Iowa. Prior to his appointment,Ambassador Larson was the Iowa State Senator from the 19th District from 2003–2007,was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993-2001,and is a former chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa. He was succeeded in the Iowa Senate by Democrat Rob Hogg.
Virginia's fourth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Virginia. Taking in most of the area between Richmond and Hampton Roads,it covers all or part of the counties of Charles City,Chesterfield,Dinwiddie,Greensville,Henrico,Prince George,Southampton,Surry,and Sussex,and all or part of the independent cities of Chesapeake,Colonial Heights,Emporia,Hopewell,Petersburg,Richmond and Suffolk. The current representative is Donald McEachin (D).
Michael Fedele is an Italian-American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 107th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 2007 to 2011.
Oregon's at-large congressional district is a former United States congressional district. During its existence,Oregon voters elected a Representative of the United States House of Representatives at-large from the entire state.
Gary J. McDowell is a U.S. politician from the state of Michigan. He was elected to three,two-year terms in the Michigan House of Representatives and served from January 1,2005,until January 1,2011. In 2010 and 2012,he was the Democratic nominee for Michigan's 1st congressional district against Republican Dan Benishek. Prior to serving in the Michigan House of Representatives,McDowell was a member of the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners for 22 years. He also served on the Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors from 1987 until 2004.
Rodolfo "Rudy" García is a former Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 40th District from 2001 through 2010. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1985 through 2000. He ran for Mayor of Hialeah,Florida in 2011,but lost.
Burt L. Saunders is a registered Republican and a former member of the Florida Senate,representing the 37th District since 1999. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 through 1998.
Stephen R. Wise is a Republican member of the Florida Senate,who served the 6th District from Sept 25,2001 to November 5,2002,and the 5th district from November 5,2002,to November 6,2012. Wise was born in Canton,Ohio on December 11,1941. He currently resides in Jacksonville,Florida. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 14th district from November 8,1988,to November 3,1992,and the 13th district from November 3,1992,through November 7,2000.
Franke Wilmer is an academic and a politician. She was a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives,representing Districts 63 and 64 from 2007–2015. Before first running for office in 2006,Wilmer was appointed to chair the Montana Human Rights Commission by Governor Schweitzer in 2005. She received both a PhD and Masters from the University of Maryland in 1990 and is currently a full professor of Political Science at Montana State University.
The 1980 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 4,1980,alongside other elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff decided to retire. Democrat Chris Dodd won the open seat.
Raymond Howard is an American politician who served in the Missouri Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives. He was previously elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1964,serving until 1968. Howard served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne,reaching the rank of lieutenant.
Herschel Leroy Blunt was an American farmer and politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Denny L. Hoskins is an American politician. He is a member of the Missouri Senate for the 21st District. A member of the Republican Party,he was first elected to the Senate in 2016. He previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2009 to 2017.
William "Bill" McKenna is an American Democratic politician who served in the Missouri Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993.
