Chet Edwards
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Chet Edwards is a former Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas known for his centrist positions and focus on veterans’ issues during his long tenure in Congress.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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United States representative ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Harry S. Truman Award from the National Guard Association of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1951-11-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| committeeMembership | House Appropriations Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor’s degree in economics
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MBA ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Business School
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Texas A&M University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionOutcome | defeated in 2010 general election ⓘ |
| endTime | 2011-01-03 ⓘ |
| endTime (Texas Senate) | 1990 ⓘ |
| familyName | Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
moderate voting record
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support for military installations in his district ⓘ |
| legislativeFocus |
fiscal issues
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military families ⓘ veterans' affairs ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| nickname | Chet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for veterans
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bipartisan cooperation ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| partyAlignment | Blue Dog Democrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | centrist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the Texas Senate
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Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy (TX-11) | Marvin Leath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy (TX-17) | Charles W. Stenholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ranFor | re-election to the U.S. House in 2010 ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| representedDistrict |
Texas's 11th congressional district
NERFINISHED
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Texas's 17th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Waco, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Texas Senate District 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Lynn Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1991-01-03 ⓘ |
| startTime (Texas Senate) | 1983 ⓘ |
| succeededBy (TX-11) | Charles W. Stenholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy (TX-17) | Bill Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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