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Who is your congress member? (Original Post) hrmjustin May 2013 OP
Rep. Steve Womack, author of the tax internet sales bill. sinkingfeeling May 2013 #1
And his brother is a "drill, baby, drill" type Art_from_Ark May 2013 #140
Allyson Schwartz, Montgomery County and part of North Philadelphia. onehandle May 2013 #2
Any idea who it'll be after she runs for Governor? I figure she's a lock to win. n/t Chan790 May 2013 #79
Fng R#### Kevin Brady Wwagsthedog May 2013 #3
yucky Paul Ryan EC May 2013 #4
Sympathies. Scuba May 2013 #15
I hope you guys get rid of him the next time. hrmjustin May 2013 #25
Me too. EC May 2013 #26
He still won by 12 points. The redistricting ensures he can have that seat however long he wants. PeaceNikki May 2013 #80
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceNikki May 2013 #84
Blue Dog Mike Thompson, CA-5 Auggie May 2013 #5
Mike Thompson is my rep as well. I was with Lynn Woolsey (now Jared Huffman) BeeBee May 2013 #33
Critter JustAnotherGen May 2013 #6
Gerry Connolly (D) Virginia 11th (Northern Virginia, stretching from Fairfax to Woodbridge) 11 Bravo May 2013 #7
He's mine too. forestpath May 2013 #36
Third Way/Blue Dog Schrader :(n/t fredamae May 2013 #8
Me too davidpdx May 2013 #57
I'm way SE of you- fredamae May 2013 #62
Actually I'm about 7,000 miles west of you davidpdx May 2013 #63
Sometimes "winning" isn't fredamae May 2013 #64
randy hultgren (r) - IL-14. nt City Lights May 2013 #9
Are we talking about Antony Weiner again? AngryAmish May 2013 #10
Betty McCollum (D) from St. Paul. MineralMan May 2013 #11
Senate: Reid/Heller, premium May 2013 #12
Cory "Dunk me in oil and call me Slick" Gardner (CO 4) madamesilverspurs May 2013 #13
Peter DeFazio. (D) Oregon Poll_Blind May 2013 #14
Me, too. Shrike47 May 2013 #38
If they coulda just fredamae May 2013 #61
Yup. Plus Jeff Merkely and Ron Wyden... DreamGypsy May 2013 #76
Tom Petrie, a shill for the wealthy. Scuba May 2013 #16
He's been around too long LeftInTX May 2013 #30
Who is your congress member? Flashmann May 2013 #17
Chris Smith tabbycat31 May 2013 #18
The Outlaw Don Young Blue_In_AK May 2013 #19
It's still Lloyd Doggett even after DeLay tried to redistrict him out 3 times. hobbit709 May 2013 #20
lucky you synapticwave May 2013 #103
Lying sack of shit-Bill Flores R-TX TexasProgresive May 2013 #21
Nita Lowey NY-17 (n/t) leftynyc May 2013 #22
A great lady! hrmjustin May 2013 #23
She is, indeed leftynyc May 2013 #27
I wish I had an intelligent congressman but Grimm has no active brain cells. hrmjustin May 2013 #28
Is there a real chance? leftynyc May 2013 #47
We had a democratic congressman from 2009-2011. hrmjustin May 2013 #146
Rick Nolan. jwirr May 2013 #24
Rep. Tom Price (R) Georgia District 6 n/t RebelOne May 2013 #29
Joaquin Castro - TX district 20 LeftInTX May 2013 #31
John Carter (R) TX-31 SwampyJ May 2013 #32
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA19) KamaAina May 2013 #34
Same here. n/t TDale313 May 2013 #157
Juan Vargas (D-San Diego south bay) maveric56 May 2013 #35
Bennie Thompson-only Democrat left in the Mississippi delegation.... Rowdyboy May 2013 #37
Rosa DeLauro (D) CT 3rd District sharp_stick May 2013 #39
I love her! hrmjustin May 2013 #41
Tulsi Gabbard.. PoiBoy May 2013 #40
Tierney Marrah_G May 2013 #42
Titus, The jury is still out. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #43
Keith Ellison! n/t Rectangle May 2013 #44
(D) Tammy Duckworth. n/t MerryBlooms May 2013 #45
yay! PeaceNikki May 2013 #81
Me, too! Gidney N Cloyd May 2013 #155
Bob Brady (D) PA-1 MrSlayer May 2013 #46
Peter Welch. A progressive worthy of being Bernie's successor in the House. cali May 2013 #48
Guess I'm just lucky. dry99 May 2013 #49
Lamar Smith NoPasaran May 2013 #50
you're insulting scumbags there. hobbit709 May 2013 #54
He's a "member", all right riqster May 2013 #51
The "satan sandwich" rep Seedersandleechers May 2013 #52
Gerry. mmonk May 2013 #53
Pete Gallego (nt) LostOne4Ever May 2013 #55
Kurt Schrader (D) davidpdx May 2013 #56
Steven Palazzo (R), Junior Teabagger from Mississippi LuvNewcastle May 2013 #58
Sanford Bishop (D) GA-02. n/t Laelth May 2013 #59
good solid liberal Dave Loebsack - Iowa - 2 rurallib May 2013 #60
The seemingly embalmed Virginia Foxx byeya May 2013 #65
You definitely have a point there nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #73
Hi, neighbor! You' re in my district. She really is awful, isn' t she? n/t ms liberty May 2013 #93
I am way out of your district, and state nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #144
Sorry - I meant to answer the poster you responded to... ms liberty May 2013 #148
not a problem nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #151
Tom Marino (R)-PA grntuscarora May 2013 #66
Non-voting delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Recursion May 2013 #67
The Amazing Diana DeGette otohara May 2013 #68
John Carney (D) treestar May 2013 #69
Mike Quigley (D-IL5) he would fall into the "Liberal Do-Gooder" category. ieoeja May 2013 #70
Jan!!!! WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #100
I almost got redistricted into your district and was looking forward to voting for Jan. ieoeja May 2013 #105
Rich Hudson, NC-8. Terra Alta May 2013 #71
Scott Peters (D) first termer nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #72
Andre Carson. Brigid May 2013 #74
Scott Rigell, R (VA-2) Blue_Tires May 2013 #75
Carolyn Maloney (D) NYC Liberal May 2013 #77
Lee Terry (R) OmahaBlueDog May 2013 #78
Bob Goodlatte The Link May 2013 #82
I am very sorry, very sorry. byeya May 2013 #89
Mine too. TheBadWolf May 2013 #153
Rep Bobcat May 2013 #83
F James Sensenbrenner (R-Asshat) PeaceNikki May 2013 #85
Chris Van Hollen. Chan790 May 2013 #86
Virginia Foxx, that despicable old battle axe. Ughh! n/t ms liberty May 2013 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl May 2013 #88
24th CA - Lois Capps (D) petronius May 2013 #90
Dave Loebsack(D) Bluzmann57 May 2013 #91
Elijah Cummings (D) MD-7 madinmaryland May 2013 #92
Nydia Velazquez, and I love her! closeupready May 2013 #94
Pete Olson-Tx. (R) narnian60 May 2013 #95
NY 23rd here... bobclark86 May 2013 #96
Ugh Aerows May 2013 #97
Dan Benishek (R) - Northern Michigan, 1st district dmr May 2013 #98
Darrell Fucking Issa dogknob May 2013 #99
I feel for ya. Iggo May 2013 #156
Dr. Ami Bera (D, CA 7th) Ernesto May 2013 #101
That was a sweet victory Brother Buzz May 2013 #109
John Garamendi (CA-10) Brother Buzz May 2013 #102
Sue DelBene is my rep.... Wounded Bear May 2013 #104
John Lewis (D) GA-05. n/t cordelia May 2013 #106
Richard Neal (D) MA - 1 hughee99 May 2013 #107
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon District 1) Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #108
Same w/ me. Arugula Latte May 2013 #125
So do I. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #128
Leonard Lance (R) NJ-7 name not needed May 2013 #110
Linda Sanchez (CA-38) Iggo May 2013 #111
Future Iowa Senator Bruce Braley bhcodem May 2013 #112
Frank Lucas-R. OK-3 PD Turk May 2013 #113
Candice Miller (R) MI nt MrScorpio May 2013 #114
Was Louise Slaughter (D) NY-25, now it's Brian Higgins (D) NY-27. baldguy May 2013 #115
Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA-48) DEMTough May 2013 #116
John Carney (D) SteveG May 2013 #117
Lloyd Doggett (D) Texasgal May 2013 #118
Patty Murray ballardgirl May 2013 #119
Devin Nunes (Useless -R) Le Taz Hot May 2013 #120
Mine too Unfortunately. He is a total tool. vanlassie May 2013 #162
Jackie Speier D CA-14 Starry Messenger May 2013 #121
mine too CreekDog May 2013 #124
Dude. lol Starry Messenger May 2013 #126
She was our Assemblyperson at the time, and my teacher Gene Mullin introduced us CreekDog May 2013 #130
My mom did some work with Lantos, since she was City Clerk of Belmont. Starry Messenger May 2013 #131
Barbara Lee, (D) mulsh May 2013 #122
I met her predecessor, Ron Dellums, a half-dozen plus years ago... LooseWilly May 2013 #135
Keith Ellison (D-MN) MNBrewer May 2013 #123
jared polis (d) fizzgig May 2013 #127
Mike Honda (D-CA) YoungDemCA May 2013 #129
Joe Kennedy Capt. Obvious May 2013 #132
Lujan-Grisholm in NM Warpy May 2013 #133
First term Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley... Tikki May 2013 #134
Ron Barber -AZ (D) for the House is mine. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #136
Rep. Ron Barber has a web page @ Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #137
Find Your Representative @ Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #138
Stephen Lynch (D), 8th District, MA smirkymonkey May 2013 #139
(D) Marc Pocan mokawanis May 2013 #141
Edward Markey D- 5th district- MA~ sheshe2 May 2013 #142
Michelle Bachmann riverwalker May 2013 #143
Marsha Blackburn TN-7. "More people died from hammers than guns" Bible Barbie ugh okaawhatever May 2013 #145
Gary Peters (D-MI) hopefully Sen. Peters next year GreenEyedLefty May 2013 #147
Steve Stivers (Repugnant) Boomerproud May 2013 #149
Jeff Fortenberry (R) NE-1 LiberalAndProud May 2013 #150
I am unlucky with all three, Crazy Cruz, Cronyn????, and Culbertson all repuks in Texas Thinkingabout May 2013 #152
Dr Raul Ruiz mitchtv May 2013 #154
Lois Capps (D) 24th district, California Hekate May 2013 #158
Sean Maloney (D) Historic NY May 2013 #159
He is a great guy! hrmjustin May 2013 #164
Future FBI Director -- Mike Rogers (R-MI) MinM May 2013 #160
Tea Bagger Joe Wilson giftedgirl77 May 2013 #161
Tom Cole kimsterdemster May 2013 #163
Rosa DeLauro, D (CT-3) bigwillq May 2013 #165
Kevin Brady (R) FreeJoe May 2013 #166

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
2. Allyson Schwartz, Montgomery County and part of North Philadelphia.
Wed May 15, 2013, 02:41 PM
May 2013

It was John Lewis, when we moved from Atlanta in 2011.

EC

(12,287 posts)
26. Me too.
Wed May 15, 2013, 03:42 PM
May 2013

we got closer last year. Many of the people who liked him before don't like him much now. The libertarians here hate him and call him the corporate rat...so I'm hoping.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
80. He still won by 12 points. The redistricting ensures he can have that seat however long he wants.
Thu May 16, 2013, 01:00 PM
May 2013

Response to PeaceNikki (Reply #80)

Auggie

(31,182 posts)
5. Blue Dog Mike Thompson, CA-5
Wed May 15, 2013, 02:43 PM
May 2013

From his homepage:

He is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where he serves as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence.

Thompson is the co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Wine Caucus, which consists of over 215 U.S. Senators and House members. He is also a member and former co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus. He is also a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, which is composed of moderate Democrats committed to bipartisan problem solving.

BeeBee

(1,074 posts)
33. Mike Thompson is my rep as well. I was with Lynn Woolsey (now Jared Huffman)
Wed May 15, 2013, 04:23 PM
May 2013

until they did the redistricting.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
57. Me too
Thu May 16, 2013, 07:01 AM
May 2013

I'm registered in Tillamook by convenience because that is my mailing address. If there is anyone running against him next time in the primary I'll be voting against him.

fredamae

(4,458 posts)
62. I'm way SE of you-
Thu May 16, 2013, 09:35 AM
May 2013

I'd suggest recruiting heavy, hard and Wide. Right now-I'd vote for a "Banana Slug".

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
63. Actually I'm about 7,000 miles west of you
Thu May 16, 2013, 09:41 AM
May 2013

I'm registered to vote there, but overseas. I hope someone better is recruited, but it will be difficult to beat an incumbent in a primary.

fredamae

(4,458 posts)
64. Sometimes "winning" isn't
Thu May 16, 2013, 10:48 AM
May 2013

the goal--but getting the Platform in public when the electorate is paying attention is Priceless! Lots of issues can be brought out during these precious moments.
It's that special time when incumbents have to answer those hard, normally avoided q's, imho.

madamesilverspurs

(15,806 posts)
13. Cory "Dunk me in oil and call me Slick" Gardner (CO 4)
Wed May 15, 2013, 02:51 PM
May 2013

He's taken more oil money than people who've been there decades longer. Skank.

Flashmann

(2,140 posts)
17. Who is your congress member?
Wed May 15, 2013, 03:03 PM
May 2013

An idiot by the name of Rodney Davis (r)...Multi talented.Asshat,douche,dipshit,cretin,shitstain,liar and all purpose sack of shit,all rolled up into one fuckstick...

tabbycat31

(6,336 posts)
18. Chris Smith
Wed May 15, 2013, 03:04 PM
May 2013

AKA the congresscritter who was the prime sponsor of the bill that redefined rape. I only wish he made Todd Akin like comments during the campaign season so we could finally get the SOB out of there (he represents NJ yet only maintains a PO box here and lives in VA).

It was Frank Pallone until redistricting. I like him a lot better and still consider him my congressman.

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
27. She is, indeed
Wed May 15, 2013, 04:05 PM
May 2013

I was afraid I was going to be redistricted out of her district but that didn't happen. Not that Elliiot Engle is bad - just that I love Nita.

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
28. I wish I had an intelligent congressman but Grimm has no active brain cells.
Wed May 15, 2013, 04:09 PM
May 2013

The good news is that it is a swing district and we got a great candidate ready to take him on. Councilman Recchia has already out raised Grimm and I hope he kicks his but.

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
47. Is there a real chance?
Thu May 16, 2013, 05:02 AM
May 2013

Or is this the kind of district that will elect anyone with an "r" behind their name (I still can't believe Sanford got elected). I know Staten Island is the reddest part of NYC but I'm wondering how much the reaction to Sandy will effect things.

LeftInTX

(25,513 posts)
31. Joaquin Castro - TX district 20
Wed May 15, 2013, 04:17 PM
May 2013

He replaced Charlie Gonzales who retired.

But, my neighborhood is subject to redistricting. In 2010, I was in district 23

SwampyJ

(9 posts)
32. John Carter (R) TX-31
Wed May 15, 2013, 04:21 PM
May 2013

He is in his 6th term. In the most recent election, he was reelected by a margin of 60 to 35.

Rowdyboy

(22,057 posts)
37. Bennie Thompson-only Democrat left in the Mississippi delegation....
Wed May 15, 2013, 04:33 PM
May 2013

Ranking Dem on the House Intelligence Committee

 

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)
43. Titus, The jury is still out.
Wed May 15, 2013, 05:55 PM
May 2013

Ms. Thug has known her for many years, but the first thing she did was trash the progressive caucus budget.

LuvNewcastle

(16,850 posts)
58. Steven Palazzo (R), Junior Teabagger from Mississippi
Thu May 16, 2013, 07:13 AM
May 2013

He serves the gulf coast region; actually he serves the GOP. He's not all that popular and I'm hoping he'll fuck up big so someone will oust him. We would get another GOPer or Blue Dog to take his place, but I'd love to see the bastard lose.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
144. I am way out of your district, and state
Thu May 16, 2013, 09:53 PM
May 2013

but I know who she is.

I am one of the few folks who actually at times watch C-SPAN

And she really needs help with the make up, leave the rest of the crap she does.

ms liberty

(8,591 posts)
148. Sorry - I meant to answer the poster you responded to...
Thu May 16, 2013, 10:03 PM
May 2013

I was DU'ing on the cell phone at lunch. I don' t have the dexterity of these kids who seem to be able to use these tiny keyboards with ease!

grntuscarora

(1,249 posts)
66. Tom Marino (R)-PA
Thu May 16, 2013, 11:21 AM
May 2013

foisted on me through redistricting, and likely to be my congresscritter for a long time

 

ieoeja

(9,748 posts)
70. Mike Quigley (D-IL5) he would fall into the "Liberal Do-Gooder" category.
Thu May 16, 2013, 11:40 AM
May 2013

He was an Anti-Machine reformer in Cook County politics before Congress.

Before Quigley IL5 was a power district. Our latest congress critters were:

Rahm Emmanuel
Rod Blagojevich
some Republican placeholder for one term due to scandal
Dan Rostenkowski ensnared in, and largely forgiven for, most pathetic political scandal ever: abuse of postage stamp use.

For decades we had a committeeman, Ed Kelly, who was nicknamed the Mayor of the North Side. The Daley Machine arose out of the South Side Irish and were never as all encompassing as people think.

Even on the South Side you had the Hyde Park Reformers who kick started Obama's political career. While Obama never joined the machine (it was the other way around, they had to jump on his bandwagon), he turned out not to be a Reformer.

And then Rahm, of course, came via the Clintons and never held public office or any position in local government before getting elected to Congress.
 

WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts)
100. Jan!!!!
Thu May 16, 2013, 01:28 PM
May 2013

Hi neighbor!

Jan Schakowsky (Chicago-9). I call her the 2nd most powerful woman in America behind Nancy Pelosi. Jan is a fiery dogged fighter. I love her!

 

ieoeja

(9,748 posts)
105. I almost got redistricted into your district and was looking forward to voting for Jan.
Thu May 16, 2013, 01:55 PM
May 2013

Quigly is okay, but I don't see the heart in him that your Jan has.


Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
75. Scott Rigell, R (VA-2)
Thu May 16, 2013, 12:48 PM
May 2013

Owner of a few car stealerships...

Yep, these are the esteemed statesmen we're sending to Washington these days

TheBadWolf

(31 posts)
153. Mine too.
Thu May 16, 2013, 10:38 PM
May 2013

A complete waste of space who will serve as many terms as he wants because the dipshits in this district only care about the R after his name.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
85. F James Sensenbrenner (R-Asshat)
Thu May 16, 2013, 01:06 PM
May 2013


You all may remember him from this move:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Sensenbrenner

On June 17, 2005, Sensenbrenner, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, abruptly ended a meeting where Republicans and Democrats were supposed to be debating the renewal of the USA PATRIOT Act and walked out in response to Democratic members raising issues regarding human rights violations at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp and the ongoing Iraq war. He ordered the court reporter to halt transcriptions of the proceedings, C-SPAN cameras covering the meeting be shut off, and that discussion on the issue be halted. Sensenbrenner defended his actions by claiming that the Democrats and witnesses had repeatedly violated House rules in discussing issues he believed to be unrelated to the subject of the meeting.[11] His abrupt walkout was contrary to House parliamentary procedure, which is to adjourn either on motion or without objection. Political journalist Matt Taibbi described the incident in a profile of the 109th Congress published around October 2006: "Last year, Sensenbrenner became apoplectic when Democrats who wanted to hold a hearing on the Patriot Act invoked a little-known rule that required him to let them have one. "Naturally, he scheduled it for something like 9 a.m. on a Friday when Congress wasn't in session, hoping that no one would show," recalls a Democratic staffer who attended the hearing. "But we got a pretty good turnout anyway." Sensenbrenner kept trying to gavel the hearing to a close, but Democrats again pointed to the rules, which said they had a certain amount of time to examine their witnesses. When they refused to stop the proceedings, the chairman did something unprecedented: He simply picked up his gavel and walked out. "He was like a kid at the playground," the staffer says. And just in case anyone missed the point, Sensenbrenner shut off the lights and cut the microphones on his way out of the room. Commenting on Sensenbrenner's actions on The Daily Show, comedian Jon Stewart said, "Oh my God, he literally took his gavel and went home; we are officially being governed by children."


Or when THIS guy referred to Michelle Obama's "big butt"

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
86. Chris Van Hollen.
Thu May 16, 2013, 01:07 PM
May 2013

He'll be there forever unless he decides to run for another office or loses in a primary. The GOP has stopped running serious candidates against him...the last GOP nominee hand-billed me at the Wheaton Metro with propaganda that CvH was an Antisemite secretly working to destroy Israel...the one before that ran on the "I'm a lifelong Democrat but nobody else wanted the GOP nomination so I took it to run a campaign on the promise I will get rid of Pepco" platform.

The Pepco guy did better than the conspiracy theorist. People really hate Pepco here in eastern Monty County, MD...the power goes out in 10 minute super-cell t-storms and is out for days. According to Pepco, that's just how it's going to be.

Response to hrmjustin (Original post)

Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts)
91. Dave Loebsack(D)
Thu May 16, 2013, 01:12 PM
May 2013

He's a strange guy; he actually tries to do some good for his home district. How dare he try and do something good?
On edit- He represents the second Congressional District of the great state of Iowa.

bobclark86

(1,415 posts)
96. NY 23rd here...
Thu May 16, 2013, 01:22 PM
May 2013

Thomas Reed, R-Corning. The man thinks he's Amo Houghton (of the Corning Inc. Houghtons). Amo was more like Arlen Spector (Amo voted against the war in Iraq, pissed off Newt every chance he got, etc.). Thomas Reed is a... well, a something. He'd rather vote against the health care bill a 37th time than actually accomplish something useful to the people of his district (which is poor and old).

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
97. Ugh
Thu May 16, 2013, 01:24 PM
May 2013

Palazzo - R. I most assuredly didn't vote for him. He's atrocious.

EDIT: And he only defeated Gene Taylor - D, because Taylor was sick of the Tea Bagger assholes that infest our representation.

dogknob

(2,431 posts)
99. Darrell Fucking Issa
Thu May 16, 2013, 01:26 PM
May 2013

Hoping he trips over his own... well whatever it is... with his witch hunting. He's been training hard for this since 2010.

1) Superpowers to mess with journalists are for Republicans to use against alternative media, not for Obongo to use against the MSM.

2) IRS approved almost everyone's 501(c)(4) except for a couple of notable left-leaners... but it's still OUTRAGEOUSLY unacceptable to do anything that might show the apathetic peopl... vot... huma... those animals in my district who aren't billionaires... those people... might show those people in easy-to-understand terms how elections are purchased.

3) 4 Dead Americans. 9/11 doesn't count. Doesn't matter that everyone in my party voted against anything and everything Obummer and Shillary asked for; they should have added the security in Benghazi anyway. Then I could hold hearings about how they exceeded their authority.

Issa is a class-A nosefinger and now he's a star on duh TeeVee!

Iggo

(47,563 posts)
156. I feel for ya.
Thu May 16, 2013, 10:44 PM
May 2013

A few years back, when I lived in the 909, my critter was David Fucking Dreier.

Brother Buzz

(36,457 posts)
109. That was a sweet victory
Thu May 16, 2013, 03:00 PM
May 2013

And I helped. I reside west of you in Garamendi's district. We volunteered time for Garamendi's campaign, but the fine Dr. Ami Bera received our modest checks.

I was disappointed both Bera and Garamendi voted for the CISPA bill. What's up with that?

Brother Buzz

(36,457 posts)
102. John Garamendi (CA-10)
Thu May 16, 2013, 01:40 PM
May 2013

Cool dude until I discovered he's on the wrong side of the fence on the CISPA bill.

Wounded Bear

(58,693 posts)
104. Sue DelBene is my rep....
Thu May 16, 2013, 01:43 PM
May 2013

WA #1. Bit of a corporatist, but she's done a couple of things I can be proud of.

 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
108. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon District 1)
Thu May 16, 2013, 02:45 PM
May 2013

She won a special election to replace Rep. David Wu, who was suffering from mental illness.

 

baldguy

(36,649 posts)
115. Was Louise Slaughter (D) NY-25, now it's Brian Higgins (D) NY-27.
Thu May 16, 2013, 05:47 PM
May 2013

Loved Louise; Brian - not so much.

DEMTough

(90 posts)
116. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA-48)
Thu May 16, 2013, 05:51 PM
May 2013

I try not to think about it too much, since it's pretty painful to think about. Here, in a red pocket of a blue state.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
120. Devin Nunes (Useless -R)
Thu May 16, 2013, 06:33 PM
May 2013

CA-22. 'Bagger, right winger, never goes against the GOP, never goes against the 1% and wouldn't know an original thought if it came up and yelled, "Boo!"

CreekDog

(46,192 posts)
124. mine too
Thu May 16, 2013, 06:37 PM
May 2013

Love her too.



back in high school, when I was introduced to her (I was 15 I think), I asked her if she really had 5 bullets in her and I said something like "wow" in response. she was gracious.

as for me...

Starry Messenger

(32,342 posts)
126. Dude. lol
Thu May 16, 2013, 06:45 PM
May 2013

She was probably glad you had an interest in historical events. Kids today probably haven't heard about Jonestown, or know why there is a Ryan Park in FC.

CreekDog

(46,192 posts)
130. She was our Assemblyperson at the time, and my teacher Gene Mullin introduced us
Thu May 16, 2013, 06:58 PM
May 2013

who later became our Assembly person and whose son, Kevin is our Assembly person now.

sometimes I think this is NOT a very big county.

Starry Messenger

(32,342 posts)
131. My mom did some work with Lantos, since she was City Clerk of Belmont.
Thu May 16, 2013, 07:01 PM
May 2013

Spooky! We are only big in our heads.

mulsh

(2,959 posts)
122. Barbara Lee, (D)
Thu May 16, 2013, 06:35 PM
May 2013

speaks for me.

Calling her office is for me sort of a waste of time since like her predecessor, Ron Dellums, she has consistently voted and supported issues that I support. I still make the calls but I'm more likely to call other reps.

LooseWilly

(4,477 posts)
135. I met her predecessor, Ron Dellums, a half-dozen plus years ago...
Thu May 16, 2013, 07:19 PM
May 2013

I was driving a taxi in Oakland and got a call in West Oakland, he was having his hair cut by one of his former constituents and needed a ride back up to the Claremont Hotel.

He was a pretty cool dude... it was nice not to have any regrets over all the votes I'd cast for him. Nice to see him coming back into the neighborhoods for a haircut too.. rather than going somewhere up in Montclair or something.

No need to call Barbara Lee's office to complain about anything... just to register support for what she's doing. (Unlike wasting your breath trying to call Feinstein on most issues.)

Warpy

(111,327 posts)
133. Lujan-Grisholm in NM
Thu May 16, 2013, 07:07 PM
May 2013

So far, she's been kind of a mixed bag.

http://www.progressivepunch.org/members.htm?member=412503

If she doesn't move to the left, she's not going to last long in this district.

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
136. Ron Barber -AZ (D) for the House is mine.
Thu May 16, 2013, 07:21 PM
May 2013

And for the Senate, Arizona put in Jeff Flake-R. And we all know the other is.

sheshe2

(83,853 posts)
142. Edward Markey D- 5th district- MA~
Thu May 16, 2013, 08:02 PM
May 2013

Soon to be the next Senator from MA.

Special Election June 25th. Vote!

Boomerproud

(7,963 posts)
149. Steve Stivers (Repugnant)
Thu May 16, 2013, 10:07 PM
May 2013

In my lifetime (57 years) exactly 2 Democrats have been elected from my district and both were one-termers.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
152. I am unlucky with all three, Crazy Cruz, Cronyn????, and Culbertson all repuks in Texas
Thu May 16, 2013, 10:34 PM
May 2013

can't get much luckier huh, results of Tom Delay gerrymandering. Texas is going to go blue again, just watch and see.

Hekate

(90,773 posts)
158. Lois Capps (D) 24th district, California
Thu May 16, 2013, 10:55 PM
May 2013

She is a great gal, really works hard, a friend to the Vets for Peace and local Vietnam Vets. Solid liberal.

We are so lucky to have her.

MinM

(2,650 posts)
160. Future FBI Director -- Mike Rogers (R-MI)
Thu May 16, 2013, 11:13 PM
May 2013
Diane Byrum lost to Mike Rogers by 111 votes. For some reason Rogers was never seriously challenged after that in this liberal leaning district.
 

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)
161. Tea Bagger Joe Wilson
Thu May 16, 2013, 11:17 PM
May 2013

I just bought a house in SC. I planon standing up at the corner store & talking to every single person that goes in & out with the hope of turning out the dems in high numbers to make him go away. I also plan on going door to door & anything else I can. This crap is just getting stupid.

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