Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Bill Sali [R, ID-1]

GOP Freshmen Choose Buckeye Austria

2008-11-21T00:00:00Z

...being vacated by the retirement of Republican Rep. David L. Hobson . The president of the current Republican freshman class is Bill Sali of Idaho, who lost this year to Democrat Walt Minnick. Harper, who will take over the House seat being vacated by r

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Idaho Cattle Association members gather in Sun Valley

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Larry Craig, who is retiring, and defeated first-term Rep. Bill Sali, both Republicans. In their place will be first-term Sen. Jim Risch, a Republican, ...

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Famous PatootsIn Idaho's First District, they don't make right ...

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

But for a state wholly unaccustomed to good election-year news, Idaho's real breakthrough was the defeat of first-term congressman Bill Sali, ...

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In Idaho's First District, they don't make right-wing nuts like they used to.

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

...convinced a staunchly conservative district to swear off extremism. With a disastrous campaign, Sali finally lived up to his billing as the Republican that Idaho Republicans most love to hate. As a state legislator, Sali once irked then-Speaker Mike Sim

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Mike Huckabee vs. the Libertarians. Sorry, "Faux-Cons."

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

Huckabee trains a lot of fire on the Club for Growth, who had another tough election cycle, with 2006 victors Rep. Tim Walberg (MI) and Rep. Bill Sali (ID) ...

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United States: Outlook For The 111th Congress

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

Walt Minnick (D-1) defeated Rep. Bill Sali (R). Until his 1996 campaign for Senate, Minnick was a Republican. As a young lawyer, he served in the Nixon ...

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New lawmakers vow to renounce partisanship

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

In Idaho, Democrat Walt Minnick, a businessman and former Republican who once served in the Nixon White House, toppled one-term Rep. Bill Sali on a campaign ...

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Democrat pledges to take rural values to DC

2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

17, gave him 51 percent of the vote, at 175567, over incumbent Bill Sali's 171324 votes. Minnick said he is keenly aware that he'll be representing a ...

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Who's Gloating?

2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

Rep. Bill Sali (R-ID) (yes, Idaho!). Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA). Two GOP incumbents in New Mexico. Two in Michigan. Two in New York. Two in Ohio. ...

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U.S. Attorney's office looking into release of Bill Sali's Social Security number

2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

...into whether the Idaho Democratic Party violated any Federal laws when it published the Social Security numbers of U.S. Rep. Bill Sali and his wife. Last month, the Idaho Democratic Party send mailers throughout the 1st Congressional District showing th

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Idaho at the Obama table

2008-11-13T00:00:00Z

Even reliably Republican voters of Idaho's 1st Congressional District ignored partisan instincts on Election Day to show common sense about Rep. Bill Sali. ...

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Democrats make huge gains in Rockies

2008-11-12T00:00:00Z

... it had previously sent right-wing lightening rods Steve Symms, Larry Craig, Helen Chenoweth, Butch Otter and Bill Sali to Washington. ...

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New Congressman Has Huge Crush on Other Congressman

2008-11-12T00:00:00Z

Minnick defeated incumbent Bill Sali on a platform of job creation, sensible foreign policy, and environmental stewardship. Congressman-elect Walt Minnick ...

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Bipartisan Idaho

2008-11-12T00:00:00Z

4, Idahoans elected their first Democratic congressman in decadesâ€”Walt Minnick, who narrowly unseated Bill Sali in the First Congressional District. ...

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Election reveals new targets

2008-11-11T00:00:00Z

Bill Sali (R-Idaho), Randy Kuhl (RN.Y.) and Ric Keller (R-Fla.). All of them lost, and Van Hollen will return for a second term as DCCC chairman. ...

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Minnick says he'll focus on goals over partisanship

2008-11-11T00:00:00Z

Minnick defeated freshman GOP Rep. Bill Sali last week, 51 percent to 49 percent, to win the congressional seat that represents North Idaho. ...

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Election reveals new targets

2008-11-11T00:00:00Z

...and Tim Walberg, along with other incumbents it previously had not spent money against, including Reps. Phil English (R-Pa.), Bill Sali (R-Idaho), Randy Kuhl (R-N.Y.) and Ric Keller (R-Fla.). All of them lost, and Van Hollen will return for a second ter

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Tickets to see Obama sworn in will go fast

2008-11-11T00:00:00Z

...to call his Washington office at (202) 225-5531. You cannot get tickets from outgoing Sen. Larry Craig or defeated Rep. Bill Sali - only from members of the next Congress. Already, Crapo's office suspects it has more requests than it will be able to han

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NewsMaker: Minnick talks jobs, other priorities

2008-11-10T00:00:00Z

BOISE, Idaho - After beating Republican US Rep. Bill Sali last Tuesday, Congressman-elect Walt Minnick is flying to Washington, DC, later this week to meet ...

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Idaho's Minnick looks south to Matheson for model

2008-11-10T00:00:00Z

... over one-term incumbent Republican Bill Sali need only look one state southward to see an effective Democratic lawmaker in a largely GOP state. US Rep. ...

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