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  Chapman, Jim
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NameJim Chapman
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Born March 08, 1945 (79 years)
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InfoRepresentative from Texas; born in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1945; attended public schools in Sulphur Springs, Tex.; B.A., University of Texas, Austin, 1968; J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, 1970; admitted to the Texas State bar in 1970 and commenced practice in Sulphur Springs, Tex., district attorney, Eighth Judicial District, 1977-1984; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-ninth Congress, by special election, August 3, 1985, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sam B. Hall, Jr.; reelected to the five succeeding Congresses and served from August 3, 1985, to January 3, 1997; was not a candidate in 1996 for reelection to the United States House of Representatives, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate.


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RACES
  03/12/1996 TX US Senate - D Primary Lost 26.88% (-9.30%)
  11/08/1994 TX District 1 Won 55.30% (+14.43%)
  03/08/1994 TX District 01- D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/03/1992 TX District 1 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/10/1992 TX District 01- D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1990 TX District 1 Won 61.04% (+22.08%)
  11/08/1988 TX District 1 Won 62.24% (+24.48%)
  11/04/1986 TX District 1 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  08/03/1985 TX District 1 - Special Election Runoff Won 50.93% (+1.86%)
  06/29/1985 TX District 1 - Special Election Primary Won 30.23% (+0.00%)
ENDORSEMENTS
TX US President - D Primary - Mar 04, 2008 D Hillary Clinton
TX US President - D Primary - Mar 08, 1988 D Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt