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Rep. Tom Cole first Native American to chair House Appropriations Committee
11 Apr 2024 06:54 GMT
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, a citizen of … Cole as the new chairman. Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) announced … .”
In 1994, Okmulgee-born Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wisc.) became chairman of the House … cede the gavel to former Rep. Bob Livingston (R-La.). In …
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Former WI Congressman Dave Obey Announces Wife’s Passing
11 Oct 2023 04:57 GMT
… .S. Representative Davey Obey, 85, who served northwest Wisconsin’s 7th … age of 85. Born in Wausau, Wisconsin to parents, Joe and … is survived by her husband Congressman Dave Obey, her sons Craig and … Joan was a graduate of Wausau High School, where she met …
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Wisconsin may get fairer state legislative maps, but the congressional districts will likely remain GOP-friendly
28 Sep 2023 18:14 GMT
… Congressional District in southeastern Wisconsin more competitive, albeit … District in western Wisconsin.
When Republicans conducted … District, which Democrat Dave Obey had held for decades … challenge incumbent Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden …
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Cole to chair House Appropriations Committee
11 Apr 2024 02:06 GMT
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, a citizen of … Cole as the new chairman. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, announced … .”
In 1994, Okmulgee-born Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wis., became chairman of the House … cede the gavel to former Rep. Bob Livingston, R-La. In …
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David Obey, long-serving Wisconsin congressman, honored with his name on a room in the Rayburn House Office Building
18 May 2022 11:08 GMT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – It’s a one-sentence provision in the $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill that cleared Congress and became public law last March:
“Hereafter, the Hearing Room of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related …
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Tony Earl, Wisconsin's 41st governor who championed the environment, equal rights, dies at age 86
23 Feb 2023 16:50 GMT
… a Democrat who served as Wisconsin's 41st governor … became Wausau city attorney from 1966 to 1969.
After David Obey … marital property reform, making Wisconsin a community property state. … active with Common Cause Wisconsin, a government watchdog group …
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Robert Reich: Wisconsin Before The 1994 Midterms – OpEd
16 Oct 2022 01:17 GMT
… Behind the convertible was the Wausau High School Marching Band, … and behind them the Wausau Fire Department. Then came … it.
I was there because Congressman David Obey, chairman of the House … lawmaker in the tradition of Wisconsin’s Robert “fighting Bob” …
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Shankland says experience in Legislature can help her win, work for 3rd Congressional District
25 Mar 2024 11:37 GMT
… law.
She tells the Wisconsin Examiner that experience in … and Republicans in her Central Wisconsin district.
“I think … Appropriations Committee chair Rep. David Obey, one of Wisconsin’s longest-serving … she will be a representative for working class people …
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Only two Wisconsin congressional seats are competitive under new redistricting. How did elections become a foregone conclusion?
14 Apr 2022 11:03 GMT
… Wisconsin seat held for four decades by Democrat Dave Obey, … one in western Wisconsin, one in southeastern Wisconsin — are the … the 8th in northeast Wisconsin (represented by Mike Gallagher … one competitive congressional district, Wisconsin now has two.
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Wisconsin roundup: Wis. lawmakers seek to make it tougher on drunk drivers; more state news stories
05 Sep 2019 18:12 GMT
… not satisfied with confidentiality agreement Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says … Joint Finance Committee.
Long-serving Wis. congressman won’t seek re-election … longest-serving congressman late next year when he passes Democratic Rep. David Obey…