Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Ric Keller [R, FL-8]

A Record Number of Jews to be Part of Next Congress

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Grayson, the surprise victor of the Democratic primary, defeated incumbent Republican Ric Keller in what the Orlando Sentinel called the ugliest fight in ...

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United States: Florida Government And Politics Weekly Update ...

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

In the 8th District, Alan Grayson (D-Orlando) defeated incumbent Rep. Ric Keller (R-Orlando), and in the 24th District, Suzanne M. Kosmas (D-New Smyrna ...

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Economic Crises Will Take Precedence Over Near-Term Immigration ...

2008-11-11T00:00:00Z

Tom Feeney and Ric Keller, both members of the immigration-reform caucus, lost their seats. Immigration wasn't the only issue in any of those races. ...

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More 'Blue' Congress to Tackle Education

2008-11-11T00:00:00Z

They include two moderates: Rep. John R. â€œRandyâ€ Kuhl Jr. of New York and Rep. Ric Keller of Florida, who is the ranking member on the subcommittee that ...

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Election reveals new targets

2008-11-11T00:00:00Z

...it previously had not spent money against, including Reps. Phil English (R-Pa.), Bill Sali (R-Idaho), Randy Kuhl (R-N.Y.) and Ric Keller (R-Fla.). All of them lost, and Van Hollen will return for a second term as DCCC chairman. Terry emerged as a late t

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Election reveals new targets

2008-11-11T00:00:00Z

Y.) and Ric Keller (R-Fla.). All of them lost, and Van Hollen will return for a second term as DCCC chairman. Terry emerged as a late target this cycle and ...

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Frosh Could Join '50 Richest'

2008-11-10T00:00:00Z

...office, the Virginian estimates his net worth at about $200 million. Grayson, who defeated four-term GOP incumbent Ric Keller, reports a net worth of about $29 million. An attorney who founded the telecommunications company IDT Corp. in 1990, Grayson gr

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GOP needs old-school comeback

2008-11-09T00:00:00Z

Voters tossed out state Rep. Ric Keller of Orlando and US Rep. Tom Feeney of Oviedo, who represented part of Volusia County. Those losses, along with ...

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How Alan Grayson can thank the voters

2008-11-09T00:00:00Z

... the same laser focus on key Central Florida issues that he did on defeating Ric Keller? We'll see. In his successful campaign to oust District 8 US Rep. ...

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Obama Elected 44th President

2008-11-07T00:00:00Z

Suzanne Kosmas. Rep. Ric Keller of Florida lost to his Democratic challenger, attorney Alan Grayson. And Republicans surrendered their last House seat in ...

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Lake voter turnout likely set record

2008-11-07T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Ric Keller, whose district also includes part of Lake, was not so fortunate. Although Keller took 56 percent of the vote in Lake, ...

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The South

2008-11-06T00:00:00Z

...remain outnumbered in the Florida delegation, 15 to 10. Two Republican incumbents from the Orlando area-- Tom Feeney and Ric Keller -- both lost, as expected. But Rep. Tim Mahoney (D), whose candidacy foundered after a sex scandal, was crushed by lawyer

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As Democrats Strengthen Grip on Congress, Key GOP Lawmaker Ousted

2008-11-05T00:00:00Z

Rep. Ric Keller of Florida, who was the senior Republican on the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, ...

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Democrat Grayson takes Rep. Keller's House seat

2008-11-05T00:00:00Z

Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Brooksville, and Cliff Stearns, R-Ocala, while incumbent Ric Keller, R-Orlando, lost in an upset to Democratic challenger Alan Grayson, ...

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Obama's surge not a huge boon for Florida Dems

2008-11-05T00:00:00Z

...seats in the Florida Legislature. In Central Florida, Democratic challengers toppled Republican U.S. Reps. Tom Feeney and Ric Keller. But Democrats lost the District 16 congressional seat when scandal-tarred U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney was trounced by Republi

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Round-up on House Races

2008-11-05T00:00:00Z

...to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff — was an incumbent who fell, losing to former state Rep. Suzanne Kosmas. To the east, Rep. Ric Keller, lost to Democratic attorney Alan Grayson, in an increasingly Hispanic district in Orlando. –The news wasn’t

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State Democrats have net gain of one seat

2008-11-05T00:00:00Z

...had 57 percent while Feeney had 41 percent. Democrat Alan Grayson, an Orlando businessman and lawyer, defeated Republican Rep. Ric Keller of Orlando. With all of the expected vote counted, Grayson had 52 percent to Keller’s 48 percent. Going into Elec

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Democrats ride blue wave to House majority

2008-11-05T00:00:00Z

...lobbyist Jack Abramoff -- was the first incumbent to fall, losing to former state Rep. Suzanne Kosmas. To the east, Rep. Ric Keller, R-Fla., lost to Democratic attorney Alan Grayson, in an increasingly Hispanic district in Orlando. Democrats capitalize

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Freddoso: Silver Linings, and More Dark Clouds

2008-11-05T00:00:00Z

...the bad news: 1) Apparent losses by Reps. Virgil Goode (R., Va.) and Ric Keller (R., Fla.) come as a surprise. 2) Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D., Pa.) survived, proof that Democrats don’t need ethics to win. 3) So did Rep. John Murtha (D., Pa.),

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Democrats maintain control, strengthen majority

2008-11-05T00:00:00Z

...Tom Feeney under fire for ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff lost to former state Rep. Suzanne Kosmas. To the east, Rep. Ric Keller, R-Fla., lost to Democratic attorney Alan Grayson in Orlando. In Illinois, Democrat Debbie Halvorson, speaker of th

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