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    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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    3 Republicans. All the incumbents were reelected 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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    Urgent Fiscal Issues (Chair: Frank Guarini) Human Resources (Chair: Jim Oberstar) Economic Policy, Projections and Revenues (Chair: Dale Kildee) Children...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    Y. Mineta; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder) Economic Development (Chair: Jim Oberstar; Ranking Member: Tom Hagedorn) Investigations and Oversight (Chair: Elliott...
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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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    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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    Transportation (Norman Mineta, chair; Bud Shuster, Ranking member) Aviation (Jim Oberstar, chair; Bill Clinger, Ranking member) Economic Development (Bob Wise...
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    30, 2015, the new terminal was named for the late U.S. Representative Jim Oberstar, who represented the congressional district in which the airport lies...
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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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  • 1934 – Roger Maris, American baseball player and coach (d. 1985) 1934 – Jim Oberstar, American educator and politician (d. 2014) 1934 – Larry Sitsky, Australian...
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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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    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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  • organization has endorsed Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper and Congressmen Jim Oberstar, Joe Donnelly, Steve Driehaus, and many other anti-abortion Democrats...
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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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    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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  • Miller (D–CA) Connie Morella (R–MD) Jim Oberstar (D–MN) Steven Palazzo (R-MS) Tom Perriello (D–VA) Mike Pompeo (R–KS) Jim Renacci (R–OH) Rick Renzi (R–AZ)...
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    house of Congress in the state's history, behind only fellow Democrats Jim Oberstar and Collin Peterson. He endorsed his longtime chief of staff Mike Erlandson...
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    U.S. Representative since 1991 Aleta Edin Glen Menze Incumbent DFLer Jim Oberstar, who was first elected in 1974, had no difficulty winning his 14th term...
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  • employed in military applications. Former 18-term Minnesota Congressman Jim Oberstar also came out in support of Cirrus and the acquisition, saying Cravaack...
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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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