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Ted Stevens (R-AK) Former Senator: Dies in Plane Crash

Theodore Fulton Stevens (born November 18, 1923) was the senior United States Senator from Alaska. The longest serving Republican in the Senate, Stevens served as President pro tempore from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2007.

Stevens has had a six-decade career in government, beginning with his service in World War II. In the 1950s, he held senior positions in the Eisenhower Interior Department. He has served continuously in the Senate since December 1968. One of his most notable accomplishments was the sponsorship of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, which resulted in the establishment of the United States Olympic Committee. Read the rest of his bio from Wikipedia.

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Filed Under: Alaska, Former Senator, Republicans

Rep. Charles Kong Djou (R-HI-1st) Wins Hawaii’s 1st district

Charles Kong Djou (born August 9, 1970) took the oath of office on May 25, 2010 for Hawaii’s 1st congressional district, which was vacated by the resignation of Neil Abercrombie. He won a special, mail-in election on May 22, 2010, and became the first Republican to represent the district in 20 years. He is currently serving his second term on the Honolulu City Council, where he represents District 4 (Waikiki to Hawaii Kai).

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Piyush “Bobby” Jindal (R): Governor of Louisiana, Blasts BP for Oil Spill

Piyush “Bobby” Jindal (born June 10, 1971) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and the 55th and current Governor of Louisiana. On October 20, 2007, Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana, winning a four-way race with 54.2% of the vote. At age 36, Jindal became the youngest current governor in the United States.

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Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN-3rd) Announced Resignation & Affair with Staff Member

“It is with great regret I announce that I am resigning from the U.S. House of Representatives as well as resigning as the Republican nominee for Congress in this fall’s election….I sinned against God, my wife and my family by having a mutual relationship with a part time member of my staff. I am so shamed to have hurt those I love.”  Read more…

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Filed Under: Indiana, Republicans Tagged With: Indiana, Mark Souder, Republican, US House of Representatives

Bennett, Robert F. (R – UT) Senate

Currently: The three-term incumbent failed to make it into Utah’s GOP primary ending his plans for re-election.  Bennett emotionally said, “The political atmosphere obviously has been toxic, and it’s very clear that some of the votes that I have cast have added to the toxic environment…” Read more from ABC News

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Filed Under: Republicans, Senate, Utah Tagged With: Republican, US Senate

Joseph Bruno, Former NY Senate Leader, Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison

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Currently: ALBANY, N.Y. — Joseph Bruno, once one of the most powerful political figures in New York, was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison on two federal fraud counts. Read more from the NY Post

(1/24/09) ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Joseph Bruno, the former majority leader of the New York Senate and for a time the most powerful Republican in state politics, was indicted Friday on federal corruption charges.

Bruno, who retired from the Legislature in July after more than a dozen years leading the Senate, is accused of using his position to steer contracts and grants to businesses that paid him a total of $3.2 million in consulting fees or other compensation from 1993 through 2006, and then covering his tracks.

Prosecutors said in one instance, Bruno solicited officials from several labor unions with interests before state government to hire an investment firm that paid him $1.3 million over a 12-year period. Read more…

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Filed Under: Former NY Senate, New York, Republicans Tagged With: New York, New York State Senate, Political corruption, Republican Party

Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ) Signs Controversial Immigration Enforcement Bill

Janice Kay “Jan” Brewer (born September 26, 1944) is the 22nd and current Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and is a Republican. She automatically became governor replacing former governor Janet Napolitano. Jan Brewer became governor at a time of extreme economic upheaval for the state, and issues such as a dwindling tax base, record foreclosures, public education funding, illegal immigration and healthcare have all been key issues during her time in office. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arizona, Governor, Republicans Tagged With: Arizona, Immigration, Republican Party

Sarah Palin (R) Tells Followers to “RELOAD” Hopefully for Mid-Term Elections

Sarah Palin in Kuwait 2 (High Rez)

Currently: Many are saying the GOP and Palin are fanning the flames of violence and threats with their rhetoric. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20001021-503544.html

Recently, Palin’s book, even before release was #1 on Amazon and there may be a coffee date with Sec. of State Hillary Clinton after Palin mentioned it in her book.

July 4 , 2010 (Bloomberg) – Sarah Palin’s abrupt announcement that she was resigning as Alaska’s governor left observers speculating about a future for her that could range from a 2012 White House bid to political oblivion. Read the rest of the story…

Bio: Highlights of Palin’s tenure as Governor include a successful push for an ethics bill, and also shelving pork-barrel projects supported by fellow Republicans. Though she initially expressed support for the Gravina Island Bridge project,[21] once it had become a nationwide symbol of wasteful earmark spending and federal funding was lost, Palin decided against filling the $320 million gap with state money.[22][23] “Alaska needs to be self-sufficient, she says, instead of relying heavily on ‘federal dollars,’ as the state does today.”

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Filed Under: Alaska, Republicans Tagged With: Alaska, Governor

LeMieux, George- (R – FL) Senate

George S. LeMieux (born May 21, 1969) is currently the junior United States Senator from Florida. He was Chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. and served as Chief of Staff to Governor Charlie Crist, was former Deputy Florida Attorney General, and is credited with spearheading Crist’s successful campaign for Governor.[1] On August 28,2009, Governor Crist announced that he would appoint LeMieux as senator, to replace Senator Mel Martinez,[2] who weeks earlier announced he would resign as soon as Crist announced his successor.[3]

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South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer: Thinks We Should Starve the Poor…

Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Andre Bauer

Currently: Bauer is in the hot seat for yet another fumble, at a town hall meeting on Thursday he alluded to starving the poor by saying… “My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals.  You know why? Because they breed! You’re facilitating the problem if you give an animal or a person ample food supply. They will reproduce, especially ones that don’t think too much further than that.”

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Filed Under: Lt. Governor, Republicans, South Carolina

Scott Brown (R-MA) Takes Ted Kennedy’s Senate Seat

Currently: Brown defeated the Democrat Coakley with 1,168,107 votes (52%) versus her 1,058,682 votes (47%).  The independent in the race, Joseph Kennedy, received only 22,237 votes.  Republicans have not won a Senate race in Massachusetts since 1972.  Read more about the upset victory at CNN or FOX News.

Bio: Brown began his political career in 1992, when he was elected to be an assessor in Wrentham, Massachusetts. In 1995, he was elected to the Wrentham Board of Selectmen, and was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 9th Norfolk District in 1998. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Massachusetts, Republicans, Senate

Parker Griffith (R-AL-5th) Switched Sides to the Republican Party

Rep._Parker_GriffithCurrently: Democratic Rep. Parker Griffith announced Tuesday that he’s switching parties – saying he can no longer align himself “with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country, hurts our economy and drives us further and further into debt.” Read the rest of the story from Politico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30896.html

Bio: Congressman Griffith is a retired physician and small business owner.  He developed several local businesses and has been active in charitable and community activities for more than thirty years. He was elected to the Alabama State Senate in 2006 and has worked to improve our healthcare system, lower taxes and expand early childhood education programs. As a physician, Griffith was the first radiation oncologist in North Alabama and a pioneer in the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alabama, House of Representatives, Republicans

Robert F. McDonnell (R – VA) Defeats Creigh Deeds (D) for Virginia Governors Race

Robert F. McDonnell (R - VA)

Since taking office in 2006, McDonnell has seen 83 of his 94 legislative proposals become law, most with overwhelming bipartisan support. He has been commended for his work to strengthen Virginia’s mental health laws, crack down on animal fighting, establish a “Senior Alert” to assist in locating missing seniors with mental deficiencies, create a state of the art Sex Offender Registry, and provide new tools for law enforcement involved in online investigations of identity theft, sexual predators, and other 21st Century criminals.  Read the rest of his bio from: http://www.bobmcdonnell.com/index.php/site/meet_bob/

Filed Under: Governor, Republicans, Virginia

Chris Christie (R-NJ) Defeats Incumbent New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine (D)

Chris Christie

Currently: Christie wins New Jersey Governor election over incumbent Jon Corzine (D) in a close and heated race.  Read more from CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/03/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5517051.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody

Bio: Chris Christie has a deep affection and strong commitment to New Jersey. Born in Newark and raised in Livingston, Chris has lived in New Jersey his entire life. Chris and his wife of 22 years, Mary Pat, now reside in Mendham, where they are raising their four children, Andrew, Sarah, Patrick and Bridget. After graduating from the University of Delaware in 1984, Chris graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1987. Chris joined a Cranford law firm and soon was named a partner. He was elected a Freeholder in Morris County, and served as Director of the Board in 1997.   [Read more...]

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Joe Wilson (R-SC-2nd) Rep. Heckles Obama During Speech, “You Lie!!!”

Addison Graves Wilson, Sr., most commonly known as Joe Wilson (born July 31, 1947), is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. He was a former U.S. Army lawyer, South Carolina State Senator (1984 – 2001), and since 2001 has represented the state’s 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. In Congress he serves on a number of committees (including the House Committee on Armed Services), is a member of the House Republican Policy Committee, and an Assistant Republican Whip.[1] [Read more...]

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Republicans, South Carolina

Sean Parnell: Governor of Alaska

497px-Sean_Parnell_Elmendorf_cropIn 2006, after campaigning on a theme of “Alaskans Free of Fear-Alaskans with Hope and Opportunity,” Sean was elected as Lieutenant Governor serving with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Sean and his wife, Sandy, have been married for 21 years, and they reside in Anchorage, Alaska with their daughters, Grace and Rachel. In their downtime they enjoy running, hiking, fly-fishing, playing volleyball and soccer, and staying involved in their church and community. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alaska, Governor, Republicans

Mark Sanford (R-SC), South Carolina Governor, Goes AWOL then Admits to Affair

Currently: “On Wednesday, word came that 12 of 27 state senators and six South Carolina newspapers are calling upon the governor to resign following his mysterious disappearance and revelations of adultery. Even the Greenville News revoked its statement supporting the governor after the interview…”   [Read more...]

Filed Under: Governor, Republicans, South Carolina

Ensign, John- (R – NV)

Currently: Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) “…defended payments from his political and taxpayer-funded accounts to the woman he had an eight-month affair with, as well as the salaries of her husband and their 19-year-old son. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Nevada, Republicans, Senate

Lummis, Cynthia M. (R-WY-AL) Rep.

Cynthia then clerked at the Wyoming Supreme Court, practiced law in Cheyenne, and served a total of fourteen years in the Wyoming House and Senate, concentrating on natural resource and taxation issues. She completed her legislative service in 1994 and then chaired Governor-elect Jim Geringer’s transition team. She continued to work in the Governor’s office for two more years, primarily on natural resource issues. Cynthia also served as the interim Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments. [Read more...]

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Republicans, Wyoming

Chaffetz, Jason (R-UT-3rd) Rep.

Mr. Chaffetz comes to Congress with a 16-year history in the local business community, executive branch experience in Utah State government, a reputation for running strong political campaigns, and a distinguished college football career.

Mr. Chaffetz, who grew up in California, Arizona, and Colorado, was invited to Utah in the mid-1980s by the legendary BYU football coach LaVell Edwards to be a placekicker.  His years at BYU literally transformed his life. [Read more...]

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Republicans, Utah

Olson, Pete (R-TX-22nd) Rep.

Coming from a military family, Pete Olson knows the meaning of service. Indeed, one could say that he was born to serve, on December 9, 1962 in Madigan Army Medical Center in Fort Lewis, Washington. The Olson family eventually settled in Seabrook, TX in 1972. Pete attended public school and graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1981, went to Rice University graduating in 1985, and then on to the University of Texas School of Law in Austin. On the day he completed the Texas Bar Examination in July 1988, Pete took the Oath of Office for service in the United States Navy. [Read more...]

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Republicans, Texas

Roe, Phil (R-TN-1st) Rep.

Congressman Roe serves on three Committees that allow him to address and influence the many issues that are important to the First District farmers, students, teachers, veterans and workers: Agriculture (serving on theLivestock and Horticulture Subcommittee; and the  Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee), Veteran Affairs (serving as the Ranking Member on the  Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee) and Education and Labor (serving on Higher Education, Life Long Learning and Competitiveness Subcommittee, Health Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee and serving on Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee; and the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions subcommittee; and the Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness Subcommittee). [Read more...]

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Republicans, Tennessee

Thompson, Glen W. (R-PA-5th) Rep.

Prior to being elected to Pennsylvania’s most rural district, Congressman Thompson spent 28 years as a healthcare professional. As an experienced healthcare executive who has touched the lives of over 10,000 individuals facing life altering conditions, GT has learned firsthand the importance of access to quality healthcare in rural communities. [Read more...]

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, Republicans

Austria, Steve (R-OH-7th) Rep.

Congressman Steve Austria is currently serving his first term in the United States House of Representatives and represents the 7th Congressional District of Ohio. The district is comprised of Clark, Fairfield, Greene, Fayette, Pickaway and Perry counties, as well as parts of Ross and Franklin counties. Austria is only the 35th person to represent this portion of Ohio.   [Read more...]

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Ohio, Republicans

Lee, Christopher J. (R-NY-26th) Rep.

Chris Lee was raised in Tonawanda, New York. Growing up, he saw first hand how the Western New York values of hard work, honesty and accountability turned his family’s business from a small machine shop into a successful, international business with over 20 manufacturing companies spread throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The flagship company, Enidine Incorporated, was located in Orchard Park, New York. [Read more...]

Filed Under: House of Representatives, New York, Republicans

Lance, Leonard (R-NJ-7th) Rep.

Congressman Leonard Lance was elected to the United States House of Representatives in November 2008 to represent New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District. The 7th Congressional District includes parts of Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset and Union Counties.  Read the rest of his bio…

Filed Under: House of Representatives, New Jersey, Republicans

Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R-MO-9th) Rep.

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, 57, represents the 25 counties in the 9th Congressional District of Missouri. Blaine, a native of St. Elizabeth, Mo., and his family have lived in the District for four generations. Blaine operates a 160-acre farm. Along with this strong agriculture background, he was also a small businessman, having been in the banking and insurance business. Luetkemeyer has also served as a bank regulator for the state of Missouri earlier in his career. Luetkemeyer was elected in November, 2008, succeeding fellow Republican Kenny Hulshof.   Read the rest of his bio…

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Missouri, Republicans

Harper, Gregg (R-MS-3rd) Rep.

Congressman Gregg Harper has lived in Mississippi’s Third Congressional District since 1972 and currently resides in Pearl with his wife of 29 years, Sidney, and their two children, Livingston and Maggie. The Harpers are active members of Crossgates Baptist Church where Gregg serves as a deacon and a college Sunday school teacher.  Read the rest of his bio…

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Mississippi, Republicans

Paulsen, Erik (R-MN-3rd) Rep.

Erik Paulsen represents Minnesota’s Third District in the U.S. House of Representatives, a district made up of the northwest, west and southwest suburbs of Minneapolis.

Prior to his election to Congress in 2008, Paulsen served in the Minnesota House from 1995 to 2008. He was the House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007.   Read the rest of his bio…

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Minnesota, Republicans

Peters, Gary (R-MI-9th) Rep.

Congressman Peters was sworn in on January 6th, 2009.  Gary was one of a handful of new Members subsequently appointed to the Financial Services Committee.  With over 20 years of professional experience in the financial sector, Gary’s experience makes him particularly well-suited for Financial Services.  Serving on the Financial Services Committee allows Congressman Peters to fight for Michigan on critical issues from stemming the rising tide of home foreclosures to ensuring American maintains a productive domestic auto industry.  Gary was also appointed to the Science and Technology committee, where he has the opportunity to promote research and development and help create jobs in exciting new technology sectors.  Read the rest of his bio…

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Michigan, Republicans
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