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Line 1: − [[Image:Lampson.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Nick Lampson]]+ − '''Nick Lampson''', born February 14, 1945 (age {{age|1945|2|14}}), is a [[Democratic]] [[United States Representative]] representing District 22 of [[Texas]]. In 2006, he beat [[Republican]] [[write-in candidate]] Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, after former Republican [[Majority Leader]] [[Tom DeLay]] removed himself from the race.<ref>[http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/11/08/Election2006/Democrat.Nick.Lampson.To.Take.Over.Former.House.Majority.Leader.Tom.Delays.Distr-2446466.shtmlM "Democrat Nick Lampson to take over former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's District 22 seat"], The Daily Texan, Brad Gray, November 2006</ref> Lampson served as a [[U.S. Representative]] for Texas ninth district from 1997 to 2005.<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/514/000039397/</ref> Lampson has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 86 percent of the time during the 2007-2009 Congress.<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/l000043/</ref>+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − + + + Line 14:
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{{Infobox Congressman
| name = Nicholas Valentino "Nick" Lampson
| image = Lampson.jpg
| birth_date = February 14, 1945
| birth_place = [[Beaumont]], [[Texas]]
| state = [[Texas]]
| district = Texas's 22nd congressional district
| term_start = January 3, 2007
| term_end = January 3, 2009
| preceded = [[Shelley Sekula-Gibbs]]
| succeeded = [[Pete Olson]]
|state3 = Texas
|district3 = Texas's 9th congressional district]]
|term_start3 = January 3, 1997
|term_end3 = January 3, 2005
|preceded3 = [[Steve Stockman]]
|succeeded3 = [[Al Green]]
| party = [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| religion = [[Roman Catholic]]
| spouse = Susan Floyd Lampson
| children = Hillary Lampson<br>Stephanie Lampson
| occupation= Former high school teacher
| residence= Beaumont, Texas (1945-2006, 2009-present)<br>Stafford, Texas (2006-2009)
| alma_mater=Lamar University
}}
Lampson was unseated in the 2008 general election by the Republican [[Pete Olson]], who still holds the seat.
'''Nicholas Valentino 'Nick' Lampson''' (born February 14, 1945), is a former educator and a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former [[United States Representative]] for District 22 in southeastern [[Texas]]. In 2006, he defeated the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[write-in candidate]] Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, after former [[Majority Leader]] [[Tom DeLay]] removed himself from the race.<ref>[http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/11/08/Election2006/Democrat.Nick.Lampson.To.Take.Over.Former.House.Majority.Leader.Tom.Delays.Distr-2446466.shtmlM "Democrat Nick Lampson to take over former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's District 22 seat"], ''The Daily Texan'', Brad Gray, November 2006</ref> Lampson represented Texas' 9th district from 1997 to 2005; he unseated Republican [[Steve Stockman]] in the 1996 [[general election]].<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/514/000039397/</ref> Lampson has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 86 percent of the time during the 2007-2009 Congress.<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/l000043/</ref>
Lampson was himself unseated in the 2008 general election by the Republican Pete Olson, who still holds the seat.
==External links==
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