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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the<br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Leath" title="Marvin Leath">Marvin Leath</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Flores" title="Bill Flores">Bill Flores</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><span data-sort-value="Texas11 !"><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_11th_congressional_district" title="Texas's 11th congressional district">11th District</a></span> (1991–2005)<br /><span data-sort-value="Texas17 !"><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_17th_congressional_district" title="Texas's 17th congressional district">17th District</a></span> (2005–2011)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">Texas Senate</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_9" title="Texas Senate, District 9">9th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 11, 1983 – January 2, 1991</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Dee Travis</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Sibley_(politician)" title="David Sibley (politician)">David Sibley</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Thomas Chester Edwards</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1951-11-24</span>) </span>November 24, 1951<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 73)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas" title="Corpus Christi, Texas">Corpus Christi, Texas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Lea Ann Edwards</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University" title="Texas A&M University">Texas A&M University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Business_Administration" title="Master of Business Administration">MBA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040722084149/http://edwards.house.gov">House website</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output 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.listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-left listen noprint listen-embedded listen-noimage listen-center"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Rep._Chet_Edwards_on_Legislation_Designating_the_Waco_Mammoth_Site_as_a_National_Monument.ogg" title="File:Rep. Chet Edwards on Legislation Designating the Waco Mammoth Site as a National Monument.ogg">Chet Edwards's voice</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="215" style="width:215px;" data-durationhint="412" data-mwtitle="Rep._Chet_Edwards_on_Legislation_Designating_the_Waco_Mammoth_Site_as_a_National_Monument.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/76/Rep._Chet_Edwards_on_Legislation_Designating_the_Waco_Mammoth_Site_as_a_National_Monument.ogg/Rep._Chet_Edwards_on_Legislation_Designating_the_Waco_Mammoth_Site_as_a_National_Monument.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Rep._Chet_Edwards_on_Legislation_Designating_the_Waco_Mammoth_Site_as_a_National_Monument.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">Edwards speaks on designating the <a href="/wiki/Waco_Mammoth_National_Monument" title="Waco Mammoth National Monument">Waco Mammoth site</a> as a national monument<br />Recorded July 27, 2009</div></div></div></div> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Thomas Chester Edwards</b> (born November 24, 1951) is an American politician who was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States Representative</a> from <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, representing a district based in <a href="/wiki/Waco,_Texas" title="Waco, Texas">Waco</a>, from 1991 to 2011. Previously, he served in the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">Texas Senate</a> from 1983 to 1990. He is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>. Edwards was on <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>'s vice presidential shortlist in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-Obama_prepares_to_name_veep_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obama_prepares_to_name_veep-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Waco resident, Edwards was born in <a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas" title="Corpus Christi, Texas">Corpus Christi</a>. He graduated <i><a href="/wiki/Magna_cum_laude" class="mw-redirect" title="Magna cum laude">magna cum laude</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-Batt_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Batt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University" title="Texas A&M University">Texas A&M University</a> in 1974, earning a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a> in <a href="/wiki/Economics" title="Economics">economics</a>. One of his <a href="/wiki/Professors" class="mw-redirect" title="Professors">professors</a> was future U.S. Representative and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senator">U.S. Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Gramm" title="Phil Gramm">Phil Gramm</a>. Upon graduation, he received the <a href="/wiki/Earl_Rudder" class="mw-redirect" title="Earl Rudder">Earl Rudder</a> Award, which is given to two outstanding seniors.<sup id="cite_ref-GovtBio_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GovtBio-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Edwards was the Chairman of the 18th <a href="/wiki/MSC_Student_Conference_on_National_Affairs" title="MSC Student Conference on National Affairs">MSC Student Conference on National Affairs</a> Conference, where he helped to bring Vice President <a href="/wiki/Walter_Mondale" title="Walter Mondale">Walter Mondale</a> and businessman <a href="/wiki/Ross_Perot" title="Ross Perot">Ross Perot</a> to campus. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_career">Early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After graduation, Edwards worked as an aide to Congressman <a href="/wiki/Olin_E._Teague" title="Olin E. Teague">Olin E. Teague</a> for three years.<sup id="cite_ref-GovtBio_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GovtBio-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This mentorship later influenced Edwards’ work in Congress on Veterans Affairs.<sup id="cite_ref-EdwardsTX_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EdwardsTX-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Teague announced his retirement in 1978, Edwards ran in the Democratic <a href="/wiki/Partisan_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="Partisan primary">primary</a> to succeed him. He lost by only 115 votes to his former professor, Phil Gramm,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who switched to <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> affiliation in 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1981, Edwards earned his <a href="/wiki/MBA" class="mw-redirect" title="MBA">MBA</a> from <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Business_School" title="Harvard Business School">Harvard Business School</a>. He then went to work for the <a href="/wiki/Trammell_Crow" title="Trammell Crow">Trammell Crow</a> Company as a commercial real estate agent. Later, Edwards purchased several rural <a href="/wiki/Radio" title="Radio">radio</a> stations in <a href="/wiki/South_Texas" title="South Texas">South Texas</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Texas_Senate">Texas Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Texas Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Edwards was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">Texas Senate</a> in 1983, and served until 1990, representing <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_9" title="Texas Senate, District 9">District 9</a>. He was the youngest member at age 30. In the Texas Senate, Edwards was a member of the Senate Education Committee which oversaw class size reduction in public schools. He was also on the Health and Human Resources Committee, chaired the Senate Nominations Committee, the Texas Sunset Commission, a joint commission which reviews state agencies on a 12-year rotation, and the Texas Election Code Revision Committee. Edwards was also a member of the Committee on Business, Technology, and Education. He received the “Texas Business” award during the 68th Regular Session as one of three outstanding freshman legislators, and was named by <i><a href="/wiki/Texas_Monthly" title="Texas Monthly">Texas Monthly</a></i> as one of the "Ten Outstanding Legislators" during his tenure.<sup id="cite_ref-GovtBio_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GovtBio-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EdwardsTX_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EdwardsTX-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="U.S._House_of_Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: U.S. House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Committee_assignments">Committee assignments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Committee assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Appropriations" title="United States House Committee on Appropriations">Committee on Appropriations</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Appropriations_Subcommittee_on_Energy_and_Water_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development">Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Appropriations_Subcommittee_on_Financial_Services_and_General_Government" title="United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government">Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Appropriations_Subcommittee_on_Military_Construction,_Veterans_Affairs,_and_Related_Agencies" title="United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies">Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies</a> (Chairman)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_the_Budget" title="United States House Committee on the Budget">Committee on the Budget</a></b></li></ul> <p>Edwards served as a member on the House Budget Committee, the Appropriations Committee, and the Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittee and vice chair of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee. He also chaired the House Army Caucus. After becoming Chairman of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee in 2007, Edwards authored a $17.7 billion increase in funding for veterans health care and benefits, the largest increase in veterans funding in the history of the Veterans Administration. He also assisted in enacting the 21st Century GI Bill of Rights into law, covering the full cost of a college education for troops. In 2008, both the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars recognized Edwards' leadership with their national awards. In 2007, he received the Marix Congressional Achievement Award from the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) in recognition of his work. In 2006, Edwards was honored with the Award of Merit, the highest award given by the Military Coalition, which represents 36 military and veteran groups. In 2003, the Association of the U.S. Army gave Edwards its "Legislator of the Year Award." He was co-chair of the House Army Caucus for over a decade and served on the House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committees for six years before joining the Appropriations Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-EdwardsUS_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EdwardsUS-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_positions">Political positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Political positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Edwards is a moderate Democrat according to a nonpartisan organization <a href="/wiki/GovTrack" title="GovTrack">GovTrack</a>. He was also a leader in the House of Representatives.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, he has stated his opposition to caps on medical malpractice lawsuits.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He voted for the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_Resolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraq Resolution">Iraq Resolution</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fiscal_policy">Fiscal policy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Fiscal policy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Edwards opposed the 2001 federal tax cuts and voted against eliminating the <a href="/wiki/Marriage_penalty" title="Marriage penalty">marriage penalty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Estate_tax" class="mw-redirect" title="Estate tax">estate tax</a>. He voted for the <a href="/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009" title="American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009">American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</a>. </p><p>In 2001, he opposed cuts of $100 million to the nuclear non-proliferation budget proposed by the Bush administration. Serving as a member on the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, Edwards oversaw homeland defense and university research programs to protect Americans from the threat of nuclear terrorism. Edwards supported the implementation of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and, in 2003, helped secure $84 million to install radiological detectors at the busiest foreign ports so nuclear materials could be detected overseas before reaching America. Edwards is known as a fiscal conservative. The non-partisan Concord Coalition gave him its "Deficit Hawk" Award. His pro-economic, pro-agriculture record also earned him endorsements from both the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Chamber_of_Commerce" title="United States Chamber of Commerce">U.S. Chamber of Commerce</a> and the Farm Bureau Friends of Agriculture Fund (AGFUND). The U.S. Chamber of Commerce gave him their "Spirit of Enterprise" Award for several years for his support of business. Edwards voted with the NRA 100% on gun rights issues for many years and received the NRA's endorsement.<sup id="cite_ref-EdwardsUS_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EdwardsUS-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Social_policy">Social policy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Social policy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Edwards traditionally votes against <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a>. He has voted in favor of Constitutional amendments to ban same-sex marriage, as well as to define marriage one-man-one-woman, and holds a 25% rating from the <a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Campaign" title="Human Rights Campaign">Human Rights Campaign</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ontheissues_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ontheissues-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Edwards voted against ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions and received an 83% rating from the <a href="/wiki/NAACP" title="NAACP">NAACP</a> in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-ontheissues_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ontheissues-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Edwards has received an "A" by the <a href="/wiki/NRA_Political_Victory_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="NRA Political Victory Fund">NRA Political Victory Fund</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Edwards supported increased access to health care for children of working families under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP). Edwards was honored by the Baptist Joint Committee, and earned the Walter Cronkite Award from the Interfaith Alliance for his principled stand to keep government regulations out of churches and houses of worship. He also received the T.B. Maston Christian Ethics Award.<sup id="cite_ref-EdwardsUS_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EdwardsUS-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_campaigns">Political campaigns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Political campaigns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Edwards was elected to the U.S. House in 1990 with 54 percent of the vote in what was then the <a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_11th_congressional_district" title="Texas's 11th congressional district">11th District</a>, defeating Republican Hugh Shine. He was re-elected in 1992 with 67 percent of the vote, defeating Republican James Broyles. He defeated Broyles again in 1994 with 59 percent of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-WPprofile_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPprofile-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 1990s, like much of rural Texas, the 11th District trended increasingly Republican. Edwards was able to hold onto his seat, though with shrinking margins.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1996, he was re-elected with 57 percent of the vote against Republican Jay Mathis. He won in 1998 without any Republican opponent. In 2000 he won with 55 percent of the vote over Ramsey Farley; in 2002, he beat Farley again, this time with 52 percent of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-WPprofile_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPprofile-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2000, he became President Bush's congressman; the district includes <a href="/wiki/Prairie_Chapel_Ranch" title="Prairie Chapel Ranch">Prairie Chapel Ranch</a> just outside <a href="/wiki/Crawford,_Texas" title="Crawford, Texas">Crawford</a>, which was Bush's legal residence during his presidential term. </p><p>As part of the <a href="/wiki/2003_Texas_redistricting" title="2003 Texas redistricting">2003 Texas redistricting</a>, Edwards' district was renumbered as the <a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_17th_congressional_district" title="Texas's 17th congressional district">17th District</a> and radically altered. The ethnically diverse cities of <a href="/wiki/Temple,_Texas" title="Temple, Texas">Temple</a> and <a href="/wiki/Killeen,_Texas" title="Killeen, Texas">Killeen</a> were removed, as was the Army post of <a href="/wiki/Fort_Hood" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Hood">Fort Hood</a>. In their place, his district absorbed <a href="/wiki/College_Station,_Texas" title="College Station, Texas">College Station</a>, home to Texas A&M and a long-standing bastion of conservatism. It also absorbed some heavily Republican territory near <a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Worth">Fort Worth</a>. While Edwards' old district had been trending Republican for some time, the new district was, on paper, one of the most Republican districts in the country. Edwards defeated conservative <a href="/wiki/Texas_House" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas House">State Representative</a> <a href="/wiki/Arlene_Wohlgemuth" title="Arlene Wohlgemuth">Arlene Wohlgemuth</a> in November 2004 by 9,260 votes, or approximately a 3.8% margin. Proving just how Republican the new 17th district was, Bush carried it with a staggering 70 percent of the vote—the most of any Democratic-held district, and Bush's 17th-best district in the entire country. Edwards was one of two Democrats to represent a significant portion of the <a href="/wiki/Dallas-Fort_Worth_Metroplex" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex">Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex</a> in Congress, along with <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson" title="Eddie Bernice Johnson">Eddie Bernice Johnson</a>. In much of the district, Edwards was the only elected Democrat above the county level. It was generally understood that he would be succeeded by a Republican when he retired. </p><p>In 2006, Edwards ran for reelection against Republican <a href="/wiki/Van_Taylor" title="Van Taylor">Van Taylor</a>, a former Marine Corps reservist and Iraq War veteran, and was re-elected with 58% of the vote to Taylor's 40%.<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chet_Edwards_DNC_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Chet_Edwards_DNC_2008.jpg/220px-Chet_Edwards_DNC_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Chet_Edwards_DNC_2008.jpg/330px-Chet_Edwards_DNC_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Chet_Edwards_DNC_2008.jpg/440px-Chet_Edwards_DNC_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>Edwards speaks during the third night of the <a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2008 Democratic National Convention">2008 Democratic National Convention</a> in <a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver, Colorado</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>On February 18, 2008, Edwards officially endorsed <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> in the Texas March 4 Democratic primary.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late June 2008, Speaker of the House <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a> publicly suggested that Edwards would be a great choice as Obama's vice-presidential <a href="/wiki/Running_mate" title="Running mate">running mate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Edwards stated that he would accept such an offer from Obama.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 22, the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> reported that Edwards was on Obama's short-list as a potential running-mate.<sup id="cite_ref-Obama_prepares_to_name_veep_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obama_prepares_to_name_veep-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008">2008</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2008"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas#District_17" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas § District 17</a></div> <p>In November 2008, Edwards was reelected, defeating Republican Rob Curnock, a <a href="/wiki/Waco,_Texas" title="Waco, Texas">Waco</a> video business owner, with 53 percent of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a> carried the 17th with 67 percent of the vote. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010">2010</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas#District_17" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas § District 17</a></div> <p>Edwards was challenged by Republican nominee <a href="/wiki/Bill_Flores" title="Bill Flores">Bill Flores</a>, a retired <a href="/wiki/Bryan,_Texas" title="Bryan, Texas">Bryan</a> oil and gas executive. </p><p>Edwards was endorsed by the <i><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Morning_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas Morning News">Dallas Morning News</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth_Star-Telegram" title="Fort Worth Star-Telegram">Fort Worth Star-Telegram</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nate_Silver" title="Nate Silver">Nate Silver</a> in the <a href="/wiki/FiveThirtyEight.com" class="mw-redirect" title="FiveThirtyEight.com">FiveThirtyEight.com</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">New York Times</a></i> blog predicted that there was a 4.7% chance that Edwards would defeat Flores.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Real_Clear_Politics" class="mw-redirect" title="Real Clear Politics">Real Clear Politics</a> rated this race "Likely Republican".<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 2, 2010, Edwards was heavily defeated, taking 37 percent of the vote to Flores's 62 percent. He lost his home county of McLennan.<sup id="cite_ref-TXSOS10_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TXSOS10-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the largest margin of defeat for a Democratic incumbent in the 2010 cycle. Edwards's term ended on January 3, 2011. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since leaving Congress in 2011, Edwards has established Edwards, Davis Stover & Associates, LLC with his former chief of staff, Lindsey Davis Stover, and continues to be involved with veterans issues in the Washington, D.C. area through his work on the boards of the Military Child Education Coalition and the Arlington National Cemetery Advisory Commission.<sup id="cite_ref-EdwardsUS_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EdwardsUS-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is married to Lea Ann Wood from Paducah, Kentucky. They have two sons, J.T. and Garrison. He was raised a <a href="/wiki/Methodist" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist">Methodist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chet_Edwards&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Obama_prepares_to_name_veep-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Obama_prepares_to_name_veep_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Obama_prepares_to_name_veep_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFPicklerSidoti2010" class="citation news cs1">Pickler, Nedra; Sidoti, Liz (August 22, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121012150401/http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080822_13_WASH630324">"Obama prepares to name veep"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>. 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Andrews</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Bartlett" title="Steve Bartlett"><i>S. Bartlett</i></a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Wiley_Bryant" class="mw-redirect" title="John Wiley Bryant">J. Bryant</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ronald_D._Coleman" class="mw-redirect" title="Ronald D. Coleman">R. Coleman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Solomon_P._Ortiz" class="mw-redirect" title="Solomon P. Ortiz">S. Ortiz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dick_Armey" title="Dick Armey">D. Armey</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barton" title="Joe Barton">J. Barton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Albert_Bustamante" title="Albert Bustamante">A. Bustamante</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Combest" title="Larry Combest">L. Combest</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_DeLay" title="Tom DeLay">T. DeLay</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Chapman_(congressman)" title="Jim Chapman (congressman)">J. Chapman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Smith" title="Lamar Smith">L. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Greg_Laughlin" title="Greg Laughlin">G. Laughlin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Sarpalius" title="Bill Sarpalius">B. Sarpalius</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pete_Geren" title="Pete Geren">P. Geren</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Craig_Washington" title="Craig Washington">C. Washington</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C. Edwards</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnson" title="Sam Johnson"><i>S. Johnson</i></a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/103rd_United_States_Congress" title="103rd United States Congress">103rd</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas">Senate</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bentsen" title="Lloyd Bentsen"><i>L. Bentsen</i></a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Gramm" title="Phil Gramm">P. Gramm</a> (R)<br /></li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bob_Krueger" title="Bob Krueger"><i>B. Krueger</i></a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison" title="Kay Bailey Hutchison"><i>K. Hutchison</i></a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Texas" title="List of United States representatives from Texas">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Brooks_(American_politician)" title="Jack Brooks (American politician)">J. Brooks</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Henry B. González">H. González</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/J._J._Pickle" title="J. J. Pickle">J. J. Pickle</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kika_de_la_Garza" title="Kika de la Garza">K. de la Garza</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Archer" title="Bill Archer">B. Archer</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Wilson_(Texas_politician)" title="Charlie Wilson (Texas politician)">C. Wilson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Martin_Frost" title="Martin Frost">M. Frost</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Stenholm" title="Charles Stenholm">C. Stenholm</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Fields" title="Jack Fields">J. Fields</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Hall" title="Ralph Hall">R. Hall</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_A._Andrews" title="Michael A. Andrews">M. Andrews</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Wiley_Bryant" class="mw-redirect" title="John Wiley Bryant">J. Bryant</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ronald_D._Coleman" class="mw-redirect" title="Ronald D. Coleman">R. Coleman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Solomon_P._Ortiz" class="mw-redirect" title="Solomon P. Ortiz">S. Ortiz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dick_Armey" title="Dick Armey">D. Armey</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barton" title="Joe Barton">J. Barton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Combest" title="Larry Combest">L. Combest</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_DeLay" title="Tom DeLay">T. DeLay</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Chapman_(congressman)" title="Jim Chapman (congressman)">J. Chapman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Smith" title="Lamar Smith">L. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Greg_Laughlin" title="Greg Laughlin">G. Laughlin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Sarpalius" title="Bill Sarpalius">B. Sarpalius</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pete_Geren" title="Pete Geren">P. Geren</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Craig_Washington" title="Craig Washington">C. Washington</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C. Edwards</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnson" title="Sam Johnson">S. Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_Bonilla" title="Henry Bonilla">H. Bonilla</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gene_Green" title="Gene Green">G. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson" title="Eddie Bernice Johnson">E. B. Johnson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_Tejeda" title="Frank Tejeda">F. Tejeda</a> (D)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/104th_United_States_Congress" title="104th United States Congress">104th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Gramm" title="Phil Gramm">P. Gramm</a> (R) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison" title="Kay Bailey Hutchison">K. Hutchison</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Texas" title="List of United States representatives from Texas">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Henry B. González">H. González</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kika_de_la_Garza" title="Kika de la Garza">K. de la Garza</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Archer" title="Bill Archer">B. Archer</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Wilson_(Texas_politician)" title="Charlie Wilson (Texas politician)">C. Wilson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Martin_Frost" title="Martin Frost">M. Frost</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Stenholm" title="Charles Stenholm">C. Stenholm</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Fields" title="Jack Fields">J. Fields</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Hall" title="Ralph Hall">R. Hall</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Wiley_Bryant" class="mw-redirect" title="John Wiley Bryant">J. Bryant</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ronald_D._Coleman" class="mw-redirect" title="Ronald D. Coleman">R. Coleman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Solomon_P._Ortiz" class="mw-redirect" title="Solomon P. Ortiz">S. Ortiz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dick_Armey" title="Dick Armey">D. Armey</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barton" title="Joe Barton">J. Barton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Combest" title="Larry Combest">L. Combest</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_DeLay" title="Tom DeLay">T. DeLay</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Chapman_(congressman)" title="Jim Chapman (congressman)">J. Chapman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Smith" title="Lamar Smith">L. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Greg_Laughlin" title="Greg Laughlin">G. Laughlin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pete_Geren" title="Pete Geren">P. Geren</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C. Edwards</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnson" title="Sam Johnson">S. Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_Bonilla" title="Henry Bonilla">H. Bonilla</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gene_Green" title="Gene Green">G. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson" title="Eddie Bernice Johnson">E. B. Johnson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_Tejeda" title="Frank Tejeda">F. Tejeda</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ken_Bentsen_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Ken Bentsen Jr.">K. Bentsen</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">L. Doggett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Jackson_Lee" title="Sheila Jackson Lee">S. Jackson Lee</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Stockman" title="Steve Stockman">S. Stockman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mac_Thornberry" title="Mac Thornberry">M. Thornberry</a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/105th_United_States_Congress" title="105th United States Congress">105th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Gramm" title="Phil Gramm">P. Gramm</a> (R) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison" title="Kay Bailey Hutchison">K. Hutchison</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Texas" title="List of United States representatives from Texas">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Henry B. González">H. González</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Archer" title="Bill Archer">B. Archer</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Martin_Frost" title="Martin Frost">M. Frost</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Stenholm" title="Charles Stenholm">C. Stenholm</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Hall" title="Ralph Hall">R. Hall</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Solomon_P._Ortiz" class="mw-redirect" title="Solomon P. Ortiz">S. Ortiz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dick_Armey" title="Dick Armey">D. Armey</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barton" title="Joe Barton">J. Barton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Combest" title="Larry Combest">L. Combest</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_DeLay" title="Tom DeLay">T. DeLay</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Smith" title="Lamar Smith">L. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">R. Paul</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C. Edwards</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnson" title="Sam Johnson">S. Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_Bonilla" title="Henry Bonilla">H. Bonilla</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gene_Green" title="Gene Green">G. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson" title="Eddie Bernice Johnson">E. B. Johnson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_Tejeda" title="Frank Tejeda"><i>F. Tejeda</i></a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ken_Bentsen_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Ken Bentsen Jr.">K. Bentsen</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">L. Doggett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Jackson_Lee" title="Sheila Jackson Lee">S. Jackson Lee</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mac_Thornberry" title="Mac Thornberry">M. Thornberry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brady" title="Kevin Brady">K. Brady</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Granger" title="Kay Granger">K. Granger</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Hinojosa" title="Rubén Hinojosa">R. Hinojosa</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nick_Lampson" title="Nick Lampson">N. Lampson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Silvestre_Reyes" title="Silvestre Reyes">S. Reyes</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Max_Sandlin" title="Max Sandlin">M. Sandlin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pete_Sessions" title="Pete Sessions">P. Sessions</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Turner_(politician)" title="Jim Turner (politician)">J. Turner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ciro_Rodriguez" title="Ciro Rodriguez"><i>C. Rodriguez</i></a> (D)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/106th_United_States_Congress" title="106th United States Congress">106th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Gramm" title="Phil Gramm">P. Gramm</a> (R) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison" title="Kay Bailey Hutchison">K. Hutchison</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Texas" title="List of United States representatives from Texas">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Archer" title="Bill Archer">B. Archer</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Martin_Frost" title="Martin Frost">M. Frost</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Stenholm" title="Charles Stenholm">C. Stenholm</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Hall" title="Ralph Hall">R. Hall</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Solomon_P._Ortiz" class="mw-redirect" title="Solomon P. Ortiz">S. Ortiz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dick_Armey" title="Dick Armey">D. Armey</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barton" title="Joe Barton">J. Barton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Combest" title="Larry Combest">L. Combest</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_DeLay" title="Tom DeLay">T. DeLay</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Smith" title="Lamar Smith">L. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">R. Paul</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C. Edwards</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnson" title="Sam Johnson">S. Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_Bonilla" title="Henry Bonilla">H. Bonilla</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gene_Green" title="Gene Green">G. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson" title="Eddie Bernice Johnson">E. B. Johnson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ken_Bentsen_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Ken Bentsen Jr.">K. Bentsen</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">L. Doggett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Jackson_Lee" title="Sheila Jackson Lee">S. Jackson Lee</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mac_Thornberry" title="Mac Thornberry">M. Thornberry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brady" title="Kevin Brady">K. Brady</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Granger" title="Kay Granger">K. Granger</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Hinojosa" title="Rubén Hinojosa">R. Hinojosa</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nick_Lampson" title="Nick Lampson">N. Lampson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Silvestre_Reyes" title="Silvestre Reyes">S. Reyes</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Max_Sandlin" title="Max Sandlin">M. Sandlin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pete_Sessions" title="Pete Sessions">P. Sessions</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Turner_(politician)" title="Jim Turner (politician)">J. Turner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ciro_Rodriguez" title="Ciro Rodriguez">C. Rodriguez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gonzalez" title="Charlie Gonzalez"><i>C. Gonzalez</i></a> (D)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/107th_United_States_Congress" title="107th United States Congress">107th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas">Senate</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Gramm" title="Phil Gramm"><i>P. Gramm</i></a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison" title="Kay Bailey Hutchison">K. Hutchison</a> (R)<br /></li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Cornyn" title="John Cornyn"><i>J. Cornyn</i></a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Texas" title="List of United States representatives from Texas">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Martin_Frost" title="Martin Frost">M. Frost</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Stenholm" title="Charles Stenholm">C. Stenholm</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Hall" title="Ralph Hall">R. Hall</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Solomon_P._Ortiz" class="mw-redirect" title="Solomon P. Ortiz">S. Ortiz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dick_Armey" title="Dick Armey">D. Armey</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barton" title="Joe Barton">J. Barton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Combest" title="Larry Combest">L. Combest</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_DeLay" title="Tom DeLay">T. DeLay</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Smith" title="Lamar Smith">L. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">R. Paul</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C. Edwards</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnson" title="Sam Johnson">S. Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_Bonilla" title="Henry Bonilla">H. Bonilla</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gene_Green" title="Gene Green">G. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson" title="Eddie Bernice Johnson">E. B. Johnson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ken_Bentsen_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Ken Bentsen Jr.">K. Bentsen</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">L. Doggett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Jackson_Lee" title="Sheila Jackson Lee">S. Jackson Lee</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mac_Thornberry" title="Mac Thornberry">M. Thornberry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brady" title="Kevin Brady">K. Brady</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Granger" title="Kay Granger">K. Granger</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Hinojosa" title="Rubén Hinojosa">R. Hinojosa</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nick_Lampson" title="Nick Lampson">N. Lampson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Silvestre_Reyes" title="Silvestre Reyes">S. Reyes</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Max_Sandlin" title="Max Sandlin">M. Sandlin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pete_Sessions" title="Pete Sessions">P. Sessions</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Turner_(politician)" title="Jim Turner (politician)">J. Turner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ciro_Rodriguez" title="Ciro Rodriguez">C. Rodriguez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gonzalez" title="Charlie Gonzalez">C. Gonzalez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Culberson" title="John Culberson">J. Culberson</a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/108th_United_States_Congress" title="108th United States Congress">108th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison" title="Kay Bailey Hutchison">K. Hutchison</a> (R) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Cornyn" title="John Cornyn">J. Cornyn</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Texas" title="List of United States representatives from Texas">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Martin_Frost" title="Martin Frost">M. Frost</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Stenholm" title="Charles Stenholm">C. Stenholm</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Hall" title="Ralph Hall">R. Hall</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Solomon_P._Ortiz" class="mw-redirect" title="Solomon P. Ortiz">S. Ortiz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barton" title="Joe Barton">J. Barton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Combest" title="Larry Combest"><i>L. Combest</i></a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_DeLay" title="Tom DeLay">T. DeLay</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Smith" title="Lamar Smith">L. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">R. Paul</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C. Edwards</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnson" title="Sam Johnson">S. Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_Bonilla" title="Henry Bonilla">H. Bonilla</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gene_Green" title="Gene Green">G. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson" title="Eddie Bernice Johnson">E. B. Johnson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">L. Doggett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Jackson_Lee" title="Sheila Jackson Lee">S. Jackson Lee</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mac_Thornberry" title="Mac Thornberry">M. Thornberry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brady" title="Kevin Brady">K. Brady</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Granger" title="Kay Granger">K. Granger</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Hinojosa" title="Rubén Hinojosa">R. Hinojosa</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nick_Lampson" title="Nick Lampson">N. Lampson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Silvestre_Reyes" title="Silvestre Reyes">S. Reyes</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Max_Sandlin" title="Max Sandlin">M. Sandlin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pete_Sessions" title="Pete Sessions">P. Sessions</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Turner_(politician)" title="Jim Turner (politician)">J. Turner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ciro_Rodriguez" title="Ciro Rodriguez">C. Rodriguez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gonzalez" title="Charlie Gonzalez">C. Gonzalez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Culberson" title="John Culberson">J. Culberson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bell_(politician)" title="Chris Bell (politician)">C. Bell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_C._Burgess" title="Michael C. Burgess">M. Burgess</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Carter_(Texas_politician)" title="John Carter (Texas politician)">J. Carter</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeb_Hensarling" title="Jeb Hensarling">J. Hensarling</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_Neugebauer" title="Randy Neugebauer"><i>R. Neugebauer</i></a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/109th_United_States_Congress" title="109th United States Congress">109th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison" title="Kay Bailey Hutchison">K. Hutchison</a> (R) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Cornyn" title="John Cornyn">J. Cornyn</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Texas" title="List of United States representatives from Texas">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Hall" title="Ralph Hall">R. Hall</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Solomon_P._Ortiz" class="mw-redirect" title="Solomon P. Ortiz">S. Ortiz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barton" title="Joe Barton">J. Barton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_DeLay" title="Tom DeLay"><i>T. DeLay</i></a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Smith" title="Lamar Smith">L. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">R. Paul</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C. Edwards</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnson" title="Sam Johnson">S. Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_Bonilla" title="Henry Bonilla">H. Bonilla</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gene_Green" title="Gene Green">G. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson" title="Eddie Bernice Johnson">E. B. Johnson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">L. Doggett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Jackson_Lee" title="Sheila Jackson Lee">S. Jackson Lee</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mac_Thornberry" title="Mac Thornberry">M. Thornberry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brady" title="Kevin Brady">K. Brady</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Granger" title="Kay Granger">K. Granger</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Hinojosa" title="Rubén Hinojosa">R. Hinojosa</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Silvestre_Reyes" title="Silvestre Reyes">S. Reyes</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pete_Sessions" title="Pete Sessions">P. Sessions</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gonzalez" title="Charlie Gonzalez">C. Gonzalez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Culberson" title="John Culberson">J. Culberson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_C._Burgess" title="Michael C. Burgess">M. Burgess</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Carter_(Texas_politician)" title="John Carter (Texas politician)">J. Carter</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeb_Hensarling" title="Jeb Hensarling">J. Hensarling</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_Neugebauer" title="Randy Neugebauer">R. Neugebauer</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Conaway" title="Mike Conaway">M. Conaway</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_Cuellar" title="Henry Cuellar">H. Cuellar</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Louie_Gohmert" title="Louie Gohmert">L. Gohmert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Al_Green_(politician)" title="Al Green (politician)">A. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Marchant" title="Kenny Marchant">K. Marchant</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_McCaul" title="Michael McCaul">M. McCaul</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ted_Poe" title="Ted Poe">T. Poe</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shelley_Sekula-Gibbs" title="Shelley Sekula-Gibbs"><i>S. Sekula-Gibbs</i></a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/110th_United_States_Congress" title="110th United States Congress">110th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison" title="Kay Bailey Hutchison">K. Hutchison</a> (R) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Cornyn" title="John Cornyn">J. Cornyn</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Texas" title="List of United States representatives from Texas">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Hall" title="Ralph Hall">R. Hall</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Solomon_P._Ortiz" class="mw-redirect" title="Solomon P. Ortiz">S. Ortiz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barton" title="Joe Barton">J. Barton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Smith" title="Lamar Smith">L. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">R. Paul</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">C. Edwards</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnson" title="Sam Johnson">S. Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gene_Green" title="Gene Green">G. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson" title="Eddie Bernice Johnson">E. B. Johnson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">L. Doggett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Jackson_Lee" title="Sheila Jackson Lee">S. Jackson Lee</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mac_Thornberry" title="Mac Thornberry">M. Thornberry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brady" title="Kevin Brady">K. 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