Most major space backers in Congress win reelection
Posted: Wed, Nov 3, 2004, 8:52 AM ET (1352 GMT)
Members of the US Senate and House of Representatives who hold key positions on space-related committees won reelection Tuesday night, with the exception of one Texas Congressman. Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX), the ranking minority member of the space subcommittee of the House Science Committee, lost his reelection bid, in part because of a controversial redistricting of the state's Congressional districts. Other members of the House who lead key committees did win reelection, including House Science Committee chairman Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), ranking minority member Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), and space subcommittee chairman Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA). Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), who is expected by many to take over the space subcommittee, also won reelection. In the Senate several key members won reelection, including Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), chair of the space committee of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), ranking minority member of the VA-HUD-independent agencies subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Republican Party maintained control of both houses of Congress, slightly increasing their margin over the Democrats.
Members of the US Senate and House of Representatives who hold key positions on space-related committees won reelection Tuesday night, with the exception of one Texas Congressman. Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX), the ranking minority member of the space subcommittee of the House Science Committee, lost his reelection bid, in part because of a controversial redistricting of the state's Congressional districts. Other members of the House who lead key committees did win reelection, including House Science Committee chairman Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), ranking minority member Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), and space subcommittee chairman Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA). Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), who is expected by many to take over the space subcommittee, also won reelection. In the Senate several key members won reelection, including Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), chair of the space committee of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), ranking minority member of the VA-HUD-independent agencies subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Republican Party maintained control of both houses of Congress, slightly increasing their margin over the Democrats.
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