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Solomon Ortiz
Democrat • 14 Terms • Sworn In 1983
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Democrats mainly lost many of the members they gained in the last two election cycles but also some “old bulls” such as Rep. Ike Skelton. In Texas, we lost Reps. Chet Edwards and Ciro Rodriguez with Rep. Solomon Ortiz also down 799 ...
Con la Vista Al Voto : Is Any Latino in Office a Good Latino ...
Three other CHC Members were locked in tight races at the time of this writing and could well lose their seats: Representative Jim Costa (D-CA), Representatiive Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Representative Solomon Ortiz (D-TX). ...
Shocking results of 2010 | San Francisco Examiner
NC-02: Who would have thought that Reps. Mike McIntyre and Larry Kissell would hang on, but Rep. Bob Etheridge would lose this one? TX-27: Rep. Solomon Ortiz appears to have lost. ID-01: Maybe the real shock is that this one is a shock. ...
Farenthold edges out longtime Congressman Ortiz : News ...
Republican challenger Blake Farenthold unseated Democratic Congressman Solomon Ortiz by 799 votes to win the District 27 Congressional seat.
Austin Local News - Perry wins 3rd term as budget crisis looms ...
U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez was ousted from Congress, while fellow Democrat Rep. Solomon Ortiz trailed his GOP challenger by about 800 votes. Republican Francisco Canseco won with about 50 percent of the vote with nearly all precincts ...
More than a dozen races still to be decided | The Daily Caller ...
Texas District 27 — GOP challenger Blake Farenthold was 800 votes ahead of Democratic Rep. Solomon Ortiz. A recount was possible. New York District 25 — Democratic Rep. Dan Maffei led tea party Republican Anne Marke Buerkle by less than ...
Chart: My favorite races of 2010 | Washington Examiner
Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D vs. Blake Farenthold. Ortiz was accused late in the campaign of earmarking funds for the security company he had helped found. Despite chairing the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, Ortiz wasn't “ready” for ...
Pro-Life Democrats Continue to Falter | Politics | Christianity Today
John Salazar (D, CO-3) John Spratt (D, SC-5) Paul Kanjorski (D, PA-11) Solomon Ortiz (D, TX-27) Steve Driehaus (D, OH-1). Hopefully, we'll know more by daybreak. share this. Posted by Sarah Pulliam Bailey on November 2, 2010 11:02PM ...
This Week in Texas – November 3, 2010 | Mignon McGarry
HD 33: Rep. Solomon Ortiz, Jr (D-Corpus Christi) defeated by Raul Torres (R) HD 34: Rep. Abel Herrero (D-Robstown) defeated by Connie Scott (R) HD 35: Rep. Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles (D-Alice) defeated by Jose Aliseda (R) HD 45: Rep. ...
Brains and Eggs: The good, the bad, and the ugly
State representative Donna Howard held on by .03 percent, which is 15 votes. She must still survive a recount. Hubert Vo was in trouble early in the evening but pulled ahead late. Nationally, in California Jerry Brown and Barbara ... Solomon Ortiz Jr., Ab
Pajamas Media » Minority Republicans Make Major Gains Across America
The Democrats' control of the Senate weakened, and Republicans took outright control of the House, ending the term of Rep. Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House. Much will be made of the Tea Party and its impact, which stands to reason, ... Chet Edward
IT WAS HISTORIC– GOP Takes Back House From - Gateway Pundit
Solomon Ortiz only cared about his own power. He had shown that for a long time. There have been quite a few challengers to his power over the years, but no one seemed to go over the top. It had to take a devastating blow to the Corpus ...
The Sweetest House Victories | PoliPundit.com
Solomon Ortiz (?) - far too liberal for his conservative district. Tom Periello in Virginia – the president's favorite Congressman. Rick Boucher – arrogant incumbent helped write the Cap-and-Tax bill, despite representing coal country. ...
Bachmann angles to become #3 GOPer in House | Socialnews.biz | RSS ...
Blake Farenthold (R) beats US Rep. Solomon Ortiz by 799 votes. Indications: U.S. futures flat after election; Fed in focus. U.S. stock futures are trading flat on Wednesday with Wall Street expected to stick to the. ...
A huge upset brewing in Texas 27 « New Media Blog
... record'breaking tidal wave tonight, it will be because of districts like Texas 27, where longtime Rep. Solomon Ortiz has gone from congressman'for'life to fighting for his political life against an upstart, out'of'nowhere Republican
Democrats brace themselves for huge GOP gains in Texas House ...
Dunnam, considered to be in a safe Democratic district, was easily the biggest prize in the GOP's drive to pick up legislative seats in Texas. Corpus Christi Democratic Rep. Solomon Ortiz Jr., was another unexpected Democratic defeat in ...
GOP House Gains Eclipse 1994 - Roll Call
In an even more surprising race, Republican Blake Farenthold appears to have knocked off Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D) in Texas. Oberstar was added to GOP target lists during the final month of the campaign, and Ortiz became part of the ...
Shocking results of 2010 | Washington Examiner
NC-02: Who would have thought that Reps. Mike McIntyre and Larry Kissell would hang on, but Rep. Bob Etheridge would lose this one? TX-27: Rep. Solomon Ortiz appears to have lost. ID-01: Maybe the real shock is that this one is a shock. ...
South Texas Chisme: How can Nueces County turn so red?
The incumbents who suffered the ill effects of anti-incumbency were Democrats — U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, who failed to win his home county after nearly 28 years in office, state Reps. Abel Herrero and Solomon Ortiz Jr. and Judges J. ...
Marooned In Marin: Ortiz Loses In Texas 27th
Solomon Ortiz, a liberal Democrat who has represented Texas 27th District (Corpus Christi to Rio Grande Valley) since its creation in 1982, lost. From the Valley Morning Star: Results posted late Tuesday night showed Republican challenger Blake Farenthold
U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards ousted - San Antonio Express-News
"The voters sent a clear message that they want a new Congress that will help the economy recover," Flores said in claiming victory. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, a 28-year veteran of the House, was in a fight for his political ...
Dissenting Times: Thanksgiving
Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27] Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23] Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6] Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8] Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4] Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10] Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8] Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7] Rep. ...
Victoria Advocate | Rodriguez out after 11 years, ousted by GOP rival
WACO, Texas (AP) - US Rep. Ciro Rodriguez was ousted from Congress, while fellow Democrat Rep. Solomon Ortiz trailed his GOP challenger by about 800 votes.
Doggett returns to Congress; Edwards ousted by Republican ...
In South Texas, Democrat Rep. Solomon Ortiz — in office since 1982 — was neck-and-neck with his opponent, Republican Blake Farenthold, with about 90 percent of precincts reporting. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez of San Antonio, who has been in ...
Patterico's Pontifications » Election Night Live Chat
Long time Dem congressman Solomon Ortiz elected in 1982 was defeated by less than 1000 votes. Ortiz, whose district runs from Corpus Christi, Texas down to Brownsville in the Rio Grande Valley said he will “retire.” ...
In Praise of Ike Skelton | Center for a New American Security
I wish him -- and his successor, Rep. McKeon -- the best of luck. Update: To be sure, this isn't really the blog to follow for defense policy in the legislative branch, but there are some good comments in this thread. ... Unbelievably, the top 4 Democ
GOP's Flores ousts U.S. Rep. Edwards
Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, a 28-year veteran of the House, was fighting for his political life after spending nearly $1 million to fight off a tea party challenge by Blake Farenthold, a former conservative radio talk show ...
Election 2010 - LIVE | RedState
Blake Farenthold (R) ousts Solomon Ortiz (D) incumbent; (13 terms at 27 long years) by a margin of 799 votes. Not an upset by many standards but a significant change in this district. Also out with the trash is Solomon Ortiz, ...
Texas Election Results Thread « HillBuzz.org
I would sure love to see Broden win over the scholarship fraud Rep that is currently “serving” that district. And would be beyond giddy to see Sheila Jackson Lee replaced!! Reply. klikina Says: November 2, 2010 at 7:54 pm ... I am following Canseco th
U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards ousted
“The voters sent a clear message that they want a new Congress that will help the economy recover,” Flores said in claiming victory. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, a 28-year veteran of the House, was in a fight for his political ...
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