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Wayne Avellanet was a Republican candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 3rd Congressional District (map) of Texas. He was seeking the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas), but lost a primary election to Johnson on March 4, 2008.^[1]

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

2008 elections

Avellanet was seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas) in the 2008 congressional elections.^[2][3]Avellanet lost a primary election to Johnson on March 4, 2008.^[1]

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Avellanet will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

Contact

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Texas and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 2008 Republican Party Primary Election Returns, Texas Secretary of State's Office, retrieved March 6, 2008
2. ↑ 2008 Race Tracker page on Texas’s 3rd Congressional District
3. ↑ Official Avellanet for Congress website

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Texas’s 3rd Congressional District
• Official Avellanet for Congress website

External articles