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Lee Raymond Terry (born January 29, 1962) is a former American politician and a senior law firm adviser. From 1999 to 2015, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district as a member of the Republican Party .
After controversial comments made by Terry in October 2013, Omaha City Council President Pete Festersen, a Democrat, decided to run against Terry. [13] However, Festersen announced on December 9, 2013, that he was ending his campaign because of the difficulty in balancing the campaign with his family and city council responsibilities. [ 14 ]
In 2014, longtime Representative Lee Terry, a Republican, was ousted by Democratic challenger Brad Ashford, one of only two Republican incumbents that cycle to lose their seat. [ 7 ] In 2016 , Republican Donald Trump won only a plurality of the 2nd district over Democrat Hillary Clinton ; he won only 2% over Clinton, a sharp reduction of Romney ...
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Lee Terry: Republican: January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2015 2nd: Elected in 1998. Lost re-election to Ashford. Charles Thone: Republican: January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1979 1st: Elected in 1970. Retired to run for Governor of Nebraska. Roy H. Thorpe: Republican: November 7, 1922 – March 4, 1923 1st: Elected to finish Reavis's term. Retired ...
This conservative-leaning district [3] is solely based in metropolitan Omaha and has been represented by incumbent Republican Congressman Lee Terry since he was first elected in 1998. Congressman Terry faced a tough bid for re-election in 2008 from Democrat Jim Esch , but Esch declined to run for Congress a third time in 2010.
She was elected to Congress in 1990, and is the senior most Black woman in Congress. She, like Lee and Bass, chaired the Congressional Black Caucus, and was outspoken against the war in Iraq.
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 3, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.