Lungren seeks No. 3 GOP spot in House

Sacramento Bee ^ | 11/14/6 | David Whitney

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After party's defeat, he wants a more inclusive House leadership.

Rep. Dan Lungren, who earlier this year moved to force elections for all of the Republican leadership positions in the aftermath of the Jack Abramoff scandal, is seeking election to head the House Republican Conference.

The Gold River Republican said it's essential that the Republican leadership adjust rapidly to the fact that the party was ousted from control of the House in the elections last week. He said he wants to see the assembly of House Republicans run more democratically, with members given more opportunities to shape positions on key policy issues.

"The next two years will determine whether we are a two-year minority or a generational minority," Lungren said in an interview Monday.

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[Dems_R_Losers]

Woohoo! I love Dan Lungren!

[Perdogg]

Did Jerry Lewis win??

[Perdogg]

Michael Medved said in 1996 while sitting in for Rush, he thought that Lungren would be the future of the GOP (President of the US).

[SmithL]

District 41 

Candidate		Votes	Percent
	Louie A. Contreras (Dem)	46,443	32.7 %
*	Jerry Lewis (Rep)	95,282	67.3 %

[calcowgirl]

Still more absentee ballots to be counted, but he won handily.

District 41  

   Candidate                Votes   Percent 
   Louie A. Contreras (Dem) 46,443  32.7 %  
*  Jerry Lewis        (Rep) 95,282  67.3 %

In other news:

Club for Growth calls for Jerry Lewis to step down from Congress

[Siena Dreaming]

I remember this guy from the 90's and liked him.

I had no idea he was still around.

[Omega Man II]

I suspect a lot of old-time porkers like Lewis will retire now that they're out of the majority.. but maybe not, the Appropriations Committee is supposed to be the most bipartisan committee in the House of Reps. Budget bills usually pass with 400+ votes. Ain't that swell?