Is he the guy that has a major position in the House? (Hoffsteller)(sp?).
No. He is a just a rank and file Congressman, but he is a goofy campaigner - he refuses to campaign before two weeks are left in the election.
He was also hurt by the fact that his challenger is a popular, very conservative Democrat sheriff. Truth be told, his challenger should probably be a Republican himself.
Hostettler, I think, is the spelling. It depends what you mean by major: he chairs the Immigration and Claims Subcommittee on Judiciary, and has been wonderful, wonderful, wonderful on this issue. I completely hate that he is losing.