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==2003 congressional bid==
==2003 congressional bid==
In 2003, Isett ran in a [[special election]] for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for District 19. The opening developed when longtime Republican U.S. Representative Larry Combest, a funeral home owner in Lubbock, suddenly retired. Isett, who carried the backing of [[Right to Life]], polled some 19 percent of the vote, nearly enough to garner a runoff berth. The position ultimately went to his fellow Lubbock Republican [[Randy Neugebauer]], also a conservative, who vacated the seat on January 3, 2017. It is now held by another Republican, Jodey Arrington.
In 2003, Isett ran in a [[special election]] for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for District 19. The opening developed when longtime Republican U.S. Representative Larry Combest, a funeral home owner in Lubbock, suddenly retired. Isett, who carried the backing of [[Right to Life]], polled some 19 percent of the vote, nearly enough to garner a runoff berth. The position ultimately went to his fellow Lubbock Republican Randy Neugebauer, also a conservative, who vacated the seat on January 3, 2017. It is now held by another Republican, Jodey Arrington.
Former Texas Tech chancellor Kent Hance]held this congressional seat as a Democrat from 1979 to 1985, but he vacated it in an unsuccessful bid in 1984 for the [[United States Senate]]. Thereafter, Hance switched parties, served briefly on the Texas Railroad Commission, and made unsuccessful bids for the Republican [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nomination in 1986 and 1990.
Former Texas Tech chancellor Kent Hance held this congressional seat as a Democrat from 1979 to 1985, but he vacated it in an unsuccessful bid in 1984 for the [[United States Senate]] in an election won by Republican [[W. Phillip Gramm]]. Thereafter, Hance switched parties, served briefly on the Texas Railroad Commission, and made unsuccessful bids for the Republican [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nomination in 1986 and 1990.
==Deployment to the Middle East==
==Deployment to the Middle East==