Sentence examples for succeed representative from inspiring English sources
Mr. Israel, 52, a moderate who represents portions of Long Island, would succeed Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.
They had been assured of one pickup -- in California, where no Republican was running to succeed Representative Matthew Martinez.
In 1994 she handily beat Ron Freeman, a Republican, in the race to succeed Representative Alan Wheat, a Democrat who had stepped down to run for the Senate.
Gwen Moore, an African-American, won the party's nomination there to succeed Representative Gerald D. Kleczka, who is retiring after 20 years.
Republicans held on to another open House seat, as State Senator Randy Kuhl defeated Samara Barend, a Democratic newcomer, to succeed Representative Amo Houghton, who is retiring.
Mr. Hahn is counting on high black turnout in a contested election to succeed Representative Julian Dixon, who died last fall, to help increase his support.
First, the reserved Maryland Democrat was succeeding Representative Rahm Emanuel, the hard-charging Illinoisan who ran the House Democratic campaign arm in the last election cycle, bludgeoning Republicans on the way to a 30-seat Democratic gain.
While only a freshman, Mr. Kerns countered that he was far more in tune with the district because he was a top aide to the lawmaker he succeeded, Representative Ed Pease.
Representative John Culberson (R TX) will succeed retiring Representative Frank Wolf (R VA) as chair of the subcommittee that funds the "National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration".
In a five-way race to succeed retiring Representative William L. Clay, Democrat of Missouri, the congressman's 44-year-old son, State Senator William L. Clay Jr., won the Democratic primary yesterday in the First Congressional District.
That political action committee is now focusing on Debbie Halvorson, a Democratic former congresswoman who is running in a special election to succeed former Representative Jesse L. Jackson Jr. in the Chicago area.
