First Indian-American Member Gone, But Not Forgotten
With the election of Louisiana Republican Bobby Jindal to the House on Nov. 2, the number of Members of Indian descent to have served in Congress is set to double.
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With the election of Louisiana Republican Bobby Jindal to the House on Nov. 2, the number of Members of Indian descent to have served in Congress is set to double.
“He would tell us: ‘The day you start here is the day you start looking for another job, because there is only one job worth having here — and I am not leaving,’” said Kushner, now a food lobbyist
“I think more and more of these organizations will develop around specific races,” the source said.
“I was in Vietnam by September,” recalled Schwarz, who went on to serve in Indonesia before joining the CIA for a posting in Southeast Asia during the late 1960s.
This Fort Myers-based district is heavily Republican, and Mack should be able to hold this seat as long as he wants.
The sound of bottled air being sucked in began to noticeably increase as MFRI personnel began to touch lit flares to the dry stacks of hay.
-elect Dave Reichert (R) in the swing 8th district — on the air, The Seattle Times reported.
While Frank and Markey are on the air, Meehan prefers to wait until Wednesday to get into full campaign mode.
“This book is just a step — a part of my effort which is multifaceted — to promote what I absolutely believe is the best energy source for the future of our country, the future of the world and for
“I think the Democrats are coming home — we’re going to see that next week,” said Suzanne Anziska, Higgins’ spokeswoman.
Chris Cannon (R-Utah), told the paper. “I and many others thought these were over the top.” Cannon was referring to items chastising Rep.
The DSCC is not on the air in South Dakota and the NRSC is not airing ads in Kentucky on behalf of Sen. Jim Bunning (R).
“The one pitfall I feel we’ve avoided is people saying these are dumbed down” to fit the short biography mold, Atlas said of the series.
The writer begins by declaring that “for the benefit of the country and the benefit of my party I am voting for John Kerry.”
“This is his home district and he is very interested in who represents him in Congress,” said Wohlgemuth. “The fact the president is voting for me and supporting me is a very big deal.”
“Net one seat up is a win, but my goal is three seats” he said. “I expect [at least] one seat.” With Sen.
He said the committee decided to go on the air to counter some of the charges in the NRCC ad blitz that Democrats believe will hit $2 million by Election Day.
“But I have a tendency to think he lost all independents and a lot of Democrats.” The disposition of independents and Democrats is key in the Albuquerque-based 1st district.
They also gave the MoveOn.org Voter Fund $2.5 million earlier this year. The Sandlers did not return several calls for comment.
With control of the Senate on the line, Democrats and Republicans will fan out across the country this week to offer competing assessments of the 108th Congress in a final three-week campaign push before