Albert Wynn

Democrat  •  8 Terms  •  Sworn In 1993
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11/04/08
Real estate money split on Dems, GOP

Another $308873 in independent expenditures were in support of Rep. Albert Wynn, D-Md., a veteran lawmaker who was unable to fend off a challenger from his ...

Source: Inman.com, CA
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11/04/08
Web Exclusive - Democrats exult over Obama's win

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Dist. 4), who handily defeated Peter James in a rematch of their June 17 special election to fill the seat vacated by Albert Wynn, ...

Source: Montgomery County Sentinel, MD
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11/04/08
1st District Race Too Close To Call

...seat representing many of Washington's eastern and northern suburbs. Edwards, who won a special election in June after Rep. Albert Wynn resigned, defeated Republican Peter James and Libertarian Thibeaux Lincecum. She had 83 percent of the vote with 57 p

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11/03/08
Most civil service lawmakers win reelection

Edwards previously defeated James in a special election in June, which was held after Edwards beat incumbent Rep. Albert Wynn in the Democratic primary. ...

Source: GovExec.com, DC
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11/03/08
Voters Battle Long Lines In Maryland

But it would take a big upset in the heavily Republican district for Democrat Jennifer Dougherty, a former mayor of Frederick, to oust Rep. ...

Source: WBAL TV, MD
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11/03/08
Race close for new Maryland congressman

Edwards, who won a special election in June after Rep. Albert Wynn resigned, defeated Republican Peter James and Libertarian Thibeaux Lincecum. ...

Source: Examiner.com
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11/02/08
Elections Officials Ready For High Turnout

...on track to win her first full term, after easily defeating Republican Peter James in a special election in June to replace Albert Wynn, who lost to Edwards in the primary. James is the GOP's candidate again in the heavily Democratic district that inclu

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11/01/08
The State of the Election: Mid-Atlantic

The 1st District race to succeed retiring Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest will be an early bellwether Tuesday and has its quirks. Gilchrest is a Republican who is ...

Source: Washington Post, United States
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11/01/08
The State of the Election: Mid-Atlantic

...4th District, which takes in most of Price George's County, Donna Edwards, a lobbyist for nonprofits, knocked off incumbent Albert Wynn in the Democratic primary and won a special election for the seat after Wynn resigned. Obama should win with little d

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10/31/08
The State of the Election: Mid-Atlantic

The 1st District race to succeed retiring Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest will be an early bellwether Tuesday and has its quirks. Gilchrest is a Republican who is ...

Source: Washington Post, United States
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10/29/08
Bartlett tops area congressmen in service academy admissions

For the past three years, I have served on Rep. (Roscoe) Bartlett's Academy Selection Council and have been so impressed with the youth we interviewed. ...

Source: Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD
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10/29/08
Bartlett tops area congressmen in service academy admissions

...Force Academy with military academy nominations/acceptances from area members of the U.S. House: Eleanor Norton (DC) - 20, Albert Wynn (MD) - 34, James Moran (VA) - 37, Steny Hoyer (MD) - 49, Chris Van Hollen (MD) - 52, Frank Wolf (VA) - 53, and Tom Dav

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10/28/08
Democrat Donna Edwards Defends Short Congressional Tenure

Edwards defeated James and Lincecum with more than 80 percent of the vote in June's special election, called after Democrat Rep. Albert Wynn lost to Edwards ...

Source: Southern Maryland Online, MD
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10/27/08
SEIU, netroots target centrist Dems in 2010

In February, Edwards defeated an incumbent member of her own party, Rep. Albert Wynn, who had sided with Republicans on the Iraq war, the 2005 bankruptcy ...

Source: The Hill, DC
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10/27/08
SEIU, netroots target centrist Dems in 2010

...2008 primary campaign of Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.). In February, Edwards defeated an incumbent member of her own party, Rep. Albert Wynn, who had sided with Republicans on the Iraq war, the 2005 bankruptcy bill and an intelligence bill that gave lawsui

Source: The Hill
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10/21/08
CBC Monitor Report Card: Black Caucus Adrift

Donna Edwards, who captured Albert Wynn's Maryland seat to become the most recent addition to the Caucus, voted against the first bailout bill but allowed ...

Source: Black Agenda Report, NJ
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10/16/08
Leading in different ways

...working to make real change in people's lives," Edwards said. After the campaign, Edwards set her sight on overtaking Albert Wynn, an eight-term incumbent in her own party. When she made the decision to run for office, "there were plenty of people who t

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10/12/08
Groups Push New Chem Plant Security Rules

Critics of the bill, however, include not only the American Chemical Council but Republican lawmakers and even some Democrats like Rep. Albert Wynn (D-Md.), ...

Source: HSToday, MD
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10/01/08
Revenge Of The Moderates

...with a fairly moderate voting record on social issues, was also defeated this year. As was Gilchrest's fellow Marylander, Albert Wynn, a Democrat who proved to be not quite liberal enough for his suburban Washington district. Congress lost a few moderat

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09/30/08
Rep. Frank injects his weight into debate

...adjust to her new committee appointment. Matsui joined Solis on the Energy and Commerce Committee in June after former Rep. Albert Wynn’s (D-Md.) resignation opened a spot on the panel. Marks said her boss has lots of good friends amongst her colleagu

Source: The Hill
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08/30/08
Take time to tune a clumsy sentence

“Less is more!” Robert Browning said it first in “Andrea del Sarto.” A century later, the architect Mies van der Rohe made the aphorism famous. It’s a great rule for writers, but it is one of those rules of thumb that could use an extra finger. U

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08/07/08
Incumbent Tenn. congressman loses primary

Being linked to "big oil" turned into a big problem for Tennessee Republican freshman Rep. David Davis, who became the first congressman from that state to lose in a primary in more than four decades. Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe beat Davis by a

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08/07/08
Incumbent Tenn. congressman loses primary

Being linked to "big oil" turned into a big problem for Tennessee freshman Rep. David Davis, who became the first congressman from that state to lose in a primary in more than four decades. Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe beat Davis by a 500-vote margin

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08/07/08
Incumbent Tenn. congressman loses primary for the first time since 1966 after 'Big Oil' attack

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Being linked to "big oil" turned into a big problem for Tennessee Republican freshman Rep. David Davis, who became the first congressman from that state to lose in a primary in more than four decades. Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe

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08/07/08
Incumbent Tenn. congressman loses primary

Wayne Gilchrest, R-Md.; and Rep. Albert Wynn, D-Md., who are also incumbents who lost their primary races this year. Meanwhile, in the 9th District, ...

Source: The Associated Press
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08/01/08
Female Politicians in Comeback Runs Are Breaking Records

BETHESDA, Md. -- Donna Edwards' June election to the U.S. House of Representatives was neither fast nor easy. In 2006, Edwards tried to unseat Democratic Rep. Albert Wynn of Maryland, but she lost by fewer than 3,000 votes. "When I lost, I wanted to

Source: AlterNet.org
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07/30/08
FEATURE: Female Pols in Comeback Runs Are Breaking Records

BETHESDA, Md. (WOMENSENEWS)--Donna Edwards' June election to the U.S. House of Representatives was neither fast nor easy. In 2006, Edwards tried to unseat Democratic Rep. Albert Wynn of Maryland, but she lost by fewer than 3,000 votes. "When I lost, I

Source: Womens Enews
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07/22/08
LA marks Minority Mental Health Month

Rep. Albert Wynn (D-Md.) authored a mental health month bill to raise awareness about the needs and disparities among minorities and to encourage improved ...

Source: FinalCall.com, IL
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07/14/08
July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Month

The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Albert Wynn [D-MD] and cosponsored by a large bipartisan group, was passed in recognition that:

Source: Insight News, MN
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07/09/08
Peter James

The current Peter James, who lost to Donna Edwards (D) on June 17 to fill the seat vacated by Albert Wynn (D), is 52 years old. The senior Peter James ran ...

Source: Politicker, NY
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