James Louis Oberstar (September 10, 1934 – May 3, 2014) was an American politician and Congressman who served in the United States House of Representatives...
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as the Republican-endorsed candidate but lost to incumbent Democrat Jim Oberstar. Grams was born on a farm in Princeton, Minnesota. He attended Brown...
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and the district had a PVI of D+4. Jim Oberstar, incumbent U.S. Representative Rod Grams, former U.S. Senator Oberstar sought a 17th term and faced former...
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the incumbents ran successfully for re-election, except District 8's Jim Oberstar, who was defeated in his bid for a 19th term. This left Minnesota with...
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freshmen in the 110th congress. The veterans ranged in experience from Jim Oberstar with 33 years of experience and the chairman of the Transportation Committee...
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Democratic committee chairmen were defeated: transportation chairman Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, armed services chairman Ike Skelton of Missouri, and budget...
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Votes % Votes % Votes % 2002 Jim Oberstar 193,959 68.6% Bob Lemen 88,423 31.2% 349 0.1% 283,931 100.0% DFL hold 2004 Jim Oberstar 228,586 65.2% Mark Groettum...
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January 3, 1995 – October 10, 1995 Preceded by Bud Shuster Succeeded by Jim Oberstar Chair of the House Transportation Committee In office January 3, 1993 –...
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first run for political office, he upset 18-term Democratic incumbent Jim Oberstar by a margin of 4,400 votes to become the first Republican since 1947...
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Urgent Fiscal Issues (Chair: Frank Guarini) Human Resources (Chair: Jim Oberstar) Economic Policy, Projections and Revenues (Chair: Dale Kildee) Children...
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Connecticut Retired 1944–present 109 36 years, 0 days 94 36 years, 0 days Jim Oberstar (H) Democratic–Farmer–Labor Minnesota Defeated 1934–2014 110 36 years...
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Carolina and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Jim Oberstar of Minnesota. Skelton was born in Lexington, Missouri, a rural town with...
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Democratic seats in Congress in MN-08 with the defeat of Congressman Jim Oberstar. The DFL won in the 2012 Minnesota election, gaining back majorities...
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Infrastructure (Chair: Bud Shuster, Vice Chair: Tom Petri, Ranking Member: Jim Oberstar) Aviation (Chair: John J. Duncan Jr., Vice Chair: John E. Sweeney) Coast...
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Y. Mineta; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder) Economic Development (Chair: Jim Oberstar; Ranking Member: Tom Hagedorn) Investigations and Oversight (Chair: Elliott...
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Transportation Committee In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 Preceded by Jim Oberstar Succeeded by Bill Shuster Ranking Member of the House Transportation...
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leaders to run for the House instead. (Grams lost to Representative Jim Oberstar, while Gutknecht lost his reelection bid to Tim Walz.) Miles W. Collins...
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March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 Minneapolis Elected in 1906. Retired. Jim Oberstar Democratic–Farmer–Labor 8th January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2011 Chisholm...
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48% Jim Ramstad 4th 37% 62% Betty McCollum 5th 28% 71% Martin Olav Sabo 6th 57% 42% Mark Kennedy 7th 55% 43% Collin Peterson 8th 46% 53% Jim Oberstar...
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organization has endorsed Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper and Congressmen Jim Oberstar, Joe Donnelly, Steve Driehaus, and many other anti-abortion Democrats...
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93rd (1973–1975) 94th (1975–1977) Tom Hagedorn (I-R) Rick Nolan (DFL) Jim Oberstar (DFL) 95th (1977–1979) Bruce Vento (DFL) Arlan Stangeland (I-R) 96th...
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Boundary Waters was first introduced in 1975 by United States Congressman Jim Oberstar and was a source of major controversy and debate. Topics of major concern...
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endorsed his long-time administrative assistant, Jim Oberstar, to replace him in Congress; Oberstar won easily in the 1974 election. In 1955, Blatnik...
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for the first time since the 1970s, and defeated 18-term Minnesota US Jim Oberstar by electing Chip Cravaack to Minnesota's 8th district. For the 2010 statewide...
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congressional district. For 36 years it was represented by Democrat Jim Oberstar. He was defeated in 2010 by Republican Chip Cravaack. Two years later...
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Sturrock Incumbent DFLer Jim Oberstar, who was first elected in 1974, was challenged for the nomination by Michael H. Johnson, but Oberstar won the primary election...
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subject of several hearings in the United States Congress. Representative Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, who also serves as chair of the House Committee on Transportation...
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than 70% of the vote, and defeated Democrat Steve Lindbeck and Libertarian Jim McDermott in the general election with 50% of the vote to win his 23rd term...
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Ranking Member: E. Clay Shaw Jr.) Investigations and Oversight (Chair: Jim Oberstar; Ranking Member: William F. Clinger Jr.) Public Buildings and Grounds...
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state. All 10 were pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden: Arthur A. Anderson Jim Gremmels Dave Lee Al Patton Joan M. Wittman William J. Davis Benjamin F....
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