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  Geren, Preston M. "Pete"
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AffiliationDemocratic   
NamePreston M. "Pete" Geren
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Fort Worth, Texas , United States
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Born January 29, 1952
Died Still Living (73 years)
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Nov 03, 2017 02:37am
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Infoborn in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., January 29, 1952; attended Georgia Institute of Technology, 1970-1973; B.A., University of Texas, 1974; J.D., University of Texas Law School, 1978; admitted to the Texas bar in 1978 and practiced in Houston, Tex., 1979-1981, and Fort Worth, 1981-1983; executive assistant to United States Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen, 1983-1986; resumed the practice of law in Fort Worth; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1986 to the One Hundredth Congress; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First Congress, by special election, September 12, 1989, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James C. Wright, Jr.; reelected to the three succeeding Congresses and served from September 12, 1989, to January 3, 1997; was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress.


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  07/13/2007 Secretary of the Army Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/09/2007 Acting Secretary of the Army Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  07/29/2005 Secretary of the Air Force - Acting Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/08/1994 TX District 12 Won 68.67% (+37.35%)
  03/08/1994 TX District 12- D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/03/1992 TX District 12 Won 62.77% (+25.54%)
  03/10/1992 TX District 12- D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1990 TX District 12 Won 71.31% (+42.62%)
  09/12/1989 TX District 12- Special Election Run-Off Won 51.03% (+2.06%)
  08/12/1989 TX District 12 - Special Election Primary Won 31.97% (+0.00%)
  11/04/1986 TX District 6 Lost 44.20% (-11.60%)
  05/03/1986 TX District 6 - D Primary Won 84.52% (+69.04%)
ENDORSEMENTS
US President - Dec 18, 2000 R George W. Bush
TX US President - Nov 07, 2000 R George W. Bush
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