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The number of physicians serving and running for Congress has risen over the last 50 years from 5 in 1960, down to 3 in 1970 and a low of 2 in 1990 up to 10 (in 2000) [3] to a maximum of 21, including one female physician, in 2013, [4] as of 2015, there were 18, and as of 2017 a small decrease to 15 physicians.
Republicans have complete control of the congressional redistricting process in Texas, as any new maps are drawn and passed by the Republican-held state legislature and signed into law by the Republican governor. [1] This has resulted in Texas’ maps being a partisan gerrymander, with few competitive districts. [2] [3]
The Office of Attending Physician (OAP) was established by congressional resolution in 1928 to meet the medical needs of Members of Congress. [1] The OAP began serving the medical needs of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1929 and the following year, in 1930, began serving the U.S. Senate.
He is the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district. [4] The district is based in Amarillo and includes the Panhandle and much of northeast Texas, as far as Denton . Jackson joined the White House Medical Unit in the mid-2000s under George W. Bush , and served as physician to the president from 2013 to 2018 under Barack Obama ...
Texas's 30th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers much of the city of Dallas and other parts of Dallas and Tarrant counties (primarily black- and Hispanic-majority areas). The district contains the University of North Texas at Dallas, UNT Law, and Texas Woman's University at Dallas.
(Please list previous offices sought, with years): Prior to being elected as the Member of Congress for the 24th District in November 2020, I was Mayor of the City of Irving, Texas from 2011-2017 ...
Ralph Hall, the one-time dean of the Texas congressional delegation, represented the district from 1981 to 2015. Originally a Democrat, he became a Republican in 2004. Hall's voting record had been very conservative—even by Texas Democratic standards—which served him well as the district abandoned its Democratic roots. By the turn of the ...
(Please list previous offices sought, with years): 2010 - Bowie County Democratic Party Chair 2010 - Bowie County District Attorney 2020 - Texas State Representative HD 100 2022, 2024 - US House ...