Remember those 17 House members who--along with Mark Foley--passed the Adam Walsh Act (under Denny Hastert's suspension of the rules)?
Well, we all know what happened to Foley. What about the others?
Did they survive November 4, 2008?
Rep. Mark Green[R-WI]: Didn't seek reelection. Ran for Governor instead. Lost to Dem incumbent Jim Doyle.
Ginny-Brown Waite [R-FL]: Unfortunately, won reelection 11/4/08 to the 5th District.
Rep. Pence [R-IN]: Elected Chairman of the House Republican Conference for the 111th Congress by a unanimous vote of its members.
Rep. Pomeroy [D-ND]: Won re-election to his eighth term BACK IN 2006.
Rep. Cramer[D-AL]: Did not seek reelection in 2008 to Alabama's 5th District. Dr. Parker Griffith, also a Democrat, was elected to replace Cramer.
Rep. Kelly [R-NY]: Defeated in the 2006 congressional elections by Rep. John Hall (D-N.Y.).
Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA]: Defeated by Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) in the 2006 congressional elections.
Rep. Gingrey[R-GA]: Won reelection in 2006.
Rep. Hayworth[R-AZ]: Defeated by Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-Ariz.) in the 2006 congressional elections.
Rep. Gillmor[R-OH]: Deceased.
Rep. Udall [D-CO]: Elected to the Senate in 2008.
Rep. Emanuel [D-IL]: Obama's Chief of Staff. (And the word is, old Rahm had the goods on Foley long before October 2006. Yet, he allowed the Adam Walsh Act to proceed forward).
Rep. Meek [D-FL]: Member of the House since 2002.
Rep. Herger[R-CA]: Reelected 2008.
Rep. Van Hollen [D-MD]: Reelected 2008.
Rep. Sensenbrenner [R-WI]: Reelected 2008.
Rep. Sensenbrenner [R-WI]: Reelected 2008.
