Sentence examples for take on representative from inspiring English sources

Ms. Cordova was first impressed with Mr. Weiner after she saw him take on Representative Michele Bachmann, a Tea Party-backed Republican from Minnesota, on Fox News's "Hannity".

And in New York's Southern Tier, party officials have rallied behind Tom Reed, the mayor of Corning, as he seeks to take on Representative Eric Massa, a first-term Democrat who represents one of four New York districts that Mr. Obama lost in 2008.

Mr. Davis's first stop was in Overland Park, Kan., at a fund-raising event for Jeff Colyer, one of three Republicans seeking to take on Representative Dennis Moore.

Three people are running in a Republican primary in the First District to take on Representative Shelley Berkley, a Democrat.

In upstate New York, in the sprawling 23rd Congressional District, two Republicans battled to take on Representative Bill Owens, a freshman Democrat.

Republicans, for instance, wanted Jeffrey E. Piccola, the Republican whip of the Pennsylvania Senate, to take on Representative Tim Holden, the Democratic incumbent in the 17th District.

Then there was the upset, when he took on Representative Tom Downey, the powerful incumbent, and won.

Mr. Lazio got his chance in 1992, when he took on Representative Thomas Downey, a nine-term Democratic incumbent, and won an upset victory.

Susan Davis, a California assemblywoman who is taking on Representative Brian P. Bilbray, received $125,000 from a fund-raiser Mr. Clinton headlined at the El Cortez Hotel in San Diego.

And Barry Ford, a lawyer who ran for Congress two years ago, is once again taking on Representative Edolphus Towns, a longtime incumbent, who won re-election to the House in 1998 with just 52percentt of the vote.

The debate also highlighted an emerging subplot here: the fight for No. 2 -- or, in the tradition of Iowa caucuses, with their wide field and first position on the calendar, No. 3. Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, a low-voltage presence in past debates, repeatedly took on Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri.