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| − | + | | name = Nicholas Valentino "Nick" Lampson | |
| + | | image = Lampson.jpg | ||
| + | | birth_date = February 14, 1945 | ||
| + | | birth_place = [[Beaumont]], [[Texas]] | ||
| + | | state = [[Texas]] | ||
| + | | district = Texas's 22nd congressional district | ||
| + | | term_start = January 3, 2007 | ||
| + | | term_end = January 3, 2009 | ||
| + | | preceded = [[Shelley Sekula-Gibbs]] | ||
| + | | succeeded = [[Pete Olson]] | ||
| + | |state3 = Texas | ||
| + | |district3 = Texas's 9th congressional district]] | ||
| + | |term_start3 = January 3, 1997 | ||
| + | |term_end3 = January 3, 2005 | ||
| + | |preceded3 = [[Steve Stockman]] | ||
| + | |succeeded3 = [[Al Green]] | ||
| + | | party = [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] | ||
| + | | religion = [[Roman Catholic]] | ||
| + | | spouse = Susan Floyd Lampson | ||
| + | | children = Hillary Lampson<br>Stephanie Lampson | ||
| + | | occupation= Former high school teacher | ||
| + | | residence= Beaumont, Texas (1945-2006, 2009-present)<br>Stafford, Texas (2006-2009) | ||
| + | | alma_mater=Lamar University | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | Lampson was unseated in the 2008 general election by the Republican | + | '''Nicholas Valentino 'Nick' Lampson''' (born February 14, 1945), is a former educator and a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former [[United States Representative]] for District 22 in southeastern [[Texas]]. In 2006, he defeated the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[write-in candidate]] Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, after former [[Majority Leader]] [[Tom DeLay]] removed himself from the race.<ref>[http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/11/08/Election2006/Democrat.Nick.Lampson.To.Take.Over.Former.House.Majority.Leader.Tom.Delays.Distr-2446466.shtmlM "Democrat Nick Lampson to take over former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's District 22 seat"], ''The Daily Texan'', Brad Gray, November 2006</ref> Lampson represented Texas' 9th district from 1997 to 2005; he unseated Republican [[Steve Stockman]] in the 1996 [[general election]].<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/514/000039397/</ref> Lampson has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 86 percent of the time during the 2007-2009 Congress.<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/l000043/</ref> |
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| + | Lampson was himself unseated in the 2008 general election by the Republican Pete Olson, who still holds the seat. | ||
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[[Category:110th United States Congress]] | [[Category:110th United States Congress]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:07, September 14, 2017
Nicholas Valentino 'Nick' Lampson (born February 14, 1945), is a former educator and a Democratic former United States Representative for District 22 in southeastern Texas. In 2006, he defeated the Republican write-in candidate Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, after former Majority Leader Tom DeLay removed himself from the race.[1] Lampson represented Texas' 9th district from 1997 to 2005; he unseated Republican Steve Stockman in the 1996 general election.[2] Lampson has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 86 percent of the time during the 2007-2009 Congress.[3]
Lampson was himself unseated in the 2008 general election by the Republican Pete Olson, who still holds the seat.