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==State Senate==
==State Senate==
He was nominated to the 1990 Democratic ticket for State Senator.
He was nominated to the 1990 Democratic ticket for State Senator, 2nd District and won the election. He was reelected in 1994. He was selected to chair the Budget Committee and sponsored the Welfare Reform Act. Due to term limits, he was ineligible for reelection in 1998, and instead ran for the open US Representative seat. He was replaced by [[Wesley Chesbro]].
==Election to the House==
==Election to the House==
In 1998, he was nominated to the Democratic ticket to face incumbent [[Frank Riggs]]. Due to public discontent with the policies of his predecessor and his popularity as a State Senator, he won the election and was duly sworn in on January 3, 1999.
In 1998, he was nominated to the Democratic ticket to face incumbent [[Frank Riggs]]. Due to public discontent with the policies of his predecessor and his popularity as a State Senator, he won the election and was duly sworn in on January 3, 1999.
[[Category:US Representative]]
[[Category:US Representative]]