Summary
Not only was the former U.S. Navy pilot and Capitol Hill staffer one of only five Republicans nationally to unseat a Democratic House member, but Olson's ouster of Democrat Nick Lampson was sweet revenge for the GOP. When House Republican Leader Tom DeLay finally decided to resign the 22nd District seat two years ago to deal with his legal problems, state courts refused to let the embattled incumbent's name be removed from the ballot and thus Lampson won the historically Republican seat under flukish circumstances.
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Pete Olson: Republican Renaissance Man
Republican Pete Olson's capture of Texas's 22nd District last November was a particularly cheering win for GOPers in the Lone Star State and nationally. Not only was the former U.S. Navy pi...
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