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Chet Edwards
From Ballotpedia
Texas State Senate District 9
U.S. House Texas District 11
Successor: Mike Conaway
U.S. House Texas District 17
Successor: Bill Flores
Chet Edwards (Democratic Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas' 17th Congressional District. Edwards assumed office on January 3, 2005. Edwards left office on January 3, 2011.
Biography
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- 1981: M.B.A., Harvard Business School
- 1974: BA, Economics, Texas A&M University[1]
Voting Record
Frequency of Voting with Democratic Leadership
According to a July 2010 analysis of 1,357 votes cast from January 1, 2009 to June 16, 2010, Edwards has voted with the House Democratic leadership 96.1% of the time.[2] That same analysis reported that he also voted with party leadership 93.4% of the time in 2010.
Washington Post Analysis
A separate analysis from The Washington Post, concluded that he votes 96.2% of the time with a majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives.[3]
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Stenholm (D) |
U.S. House of Representatives - Texas, District 17 2005-2011 |
Succeeded by Bill Flores (R) |
Senators
John Cornyn (R)
Ted Cruz (R)
Representatives
District 1
Nathaniel Moran (R)
District 2
Daniel Crenshaw (R)
District 3
Keith Self (R)
District 4
Pat Fallon (R)
District 5
Lance Gooden (R)
District 6
Jake Ellzey (R)
District 7
Lizzie Fletcher (D)
District 8
Morgan Luttrell (R)
District 9
Al Green (D)
District 10
Michael McCaul (R)
District 11
August Pfluger (R)
District 12
Craig Goldman (R)
District 13
Ronny Jackson (R)
District 14
Randy Weber (R)
District 15
District 16
Veronica Escobar (D)
District 17
Pete Sessions (R)
District 18
Vacant
District 19
Jodey Arrington (R)
District 20
Joaquin Castro (D)
District 21
Chip Roy (R)
District 22
Troy Nehls (R)
District 23
Tony Gonzales (R)
District 24
Beth Van Duyne (R)
District 25
Roger Williams (R)
District 26
Brandon Gill (R)
District 27
Michael Cloud (R)
District 28
Henry Cuellar (D)
District 29
Sylvia Garcia (D)
District 30
Jasmine Crockett (D)
District 31
John Carter (R)
District 32
Julie Johnson (D)
District 33
Marc Veasey (D)
District 34
Vicente Gonzalez (D)
District 35
Greg Casar (D)
District 36
Brian Babin (R)
District 37
Lloyd Doggett (D)
District 38
Wesley Hunt (R)
Republican Party (27)
Democratic Party (12)
Vacancies (1)
