:hi:The U.S. House of Representatives' 435 members are elected to two-year terms, with elections held in the fall of every even-numbered year (i.e. 2000, 2002, 2004). Each member represents a single district drawn by each state. Due to redistricting, which usually takes place every 10 years, some races may include two incumbents.
This year Elections for the House of Representatives are to be held in the month of November, 2008. All the 435 seats are going for a reelection. The members elected will be forming the 111th United States Congress. The One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress will be the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The Federal government of the United States is composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, DC from January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2011.
Among the important races contesting is the Texas 22 nd Congressional District. As per the Constitution, this region covers the south-central portion of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. It also includes the cities of Rosenberg and La Marque as well as portions of Missouri City and Pearland, in **** Bend, Harris, Galveston, and Brazoria counties. This hotly contested constituency has been represented by Republican Party for nearly 20 years. This was represented by the leader House Majority Tom DeLay, who eventually vacated the seat to Democrat, Nick Lampson in 2007. This was a rare event as the seat has not been given to a Democrat since 1964. The Democrat Lampson is standing for a re-election. Along with him, there are other known names standing for election. This includes former Sugar Land mayor Dean Hrbacek, former Pasadena mayor John Manlove, former John Cornyn Chief of Staff Pete Olson, Family District Judge Jim Squier, State Representative Bob Talton, and NASA contractor Ryan Rowley.
This year Elections for the House of Representatives are to be held in the month of November, 2008. All the 435 seats are going for a reelection. The members elected will be forming the 111th United States Congress. The One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress will be the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The Federal government of the United States is composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, DC from January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2011.
Among the important races contesting is the Texas 22 nd Congressional District. As per the Constitution, this region covers the south-central portion of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. It also includes the cities of Rosenberg and La Marque as well as portions of Missouri City and Pearland, in **** Bend, Harris, Galveston, and Brazoria counties. This hotly contested constituency has been represented by Republican Party for nearly 20 years. This was represented by the leader House Majority Tom DeLay, who eventually vacated the seat to Democrat, Nick Lampson in 2007. This was a rare event as the seat has not been given to a Democrat since 1964. The Democrat Lampson is standing for a re-election. Along with him, there are other known names standing for election. This includes former Sugar Land mayor Dean Hrbacek, former Pasadena mayor John Manlove, former John Cornyn Chief of Staff Pete Olson, Family District Judge Jim Squier, State Representative Bob Talton, and NASA contractor Ryan Rowley.
