Bilbray was defeated in 2000, 2 years before redistricting. If he wants to try for his old seat, be my guest. We want a Conservative in this district, the righter the better.
27% of Brian Bilbrays old 49th district was in the present 50th--come to think of it were where all the loyal conservatives then.
The picture with Clinton was the signing of the assult weopons ban --try and remember the SAntana shootings and mothers wondering if the kids they sent to school would be returning. Although Brian and others proposed meaningful legislation [like gun sniffing dogs] eventually all that was left to anyone attempting to consider those mothers fears was a feel good inconsequential assult weapons bill.
If it took having a picture takien with a con -so be it --those mothers are his constituents the NRA is not.although the anti-gun lobby spent a ton to defeat him