Edward Tinsley, Republican candidate for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, claims if elected he will represent the restaurant industry in Congress. Having worked in the restaurant industry for many years, Tinsley now operates 19 K-Bob’s Steakhouses in New Mexico. According to Tinsley, some of the challenges faces the industry are immigration reform for workers, the [...]

Republican incumbent for Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District, Mike Rogers, angered Democratic Representative John Murtha in a motion to remove earmark spending from a bill. In a 2007 session of Congress, Rogers called for a $23 million earmark for the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) in Johnstown, PA to be removed from the Intelligence Authorization Act. [...]

A devout Pentecostal, Marilyn Musgrave has been increasingly defending her position on a resolution sponsored by the Congresswoman to declare 2007 the “National Year of the Bible.” Pointing out that the first amendment does not give you freedom from religion, the resolution called for the President to issue a proclamation demanding all citizens rediscover the [...]

North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District’s Democratic challenger Daniel Johnson has laid out a comprehensive energy plan as part of his platform. In his bid for election against Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry, Johnson pushes for more conservation and added supply to help wean us off of foreign oil. In addition, he supports the creation of green [...]

Dr. Artis Cash, Democratic candidate for Louisiana’s 7th Congressional District’s open House seat, is dancing on a fine line with the voters of his district. Dr. Cash has been fairly overt about his stances on race relations in Louisiana. Pointing out the disparities between the races can backfire on a candidate unless its handled very [...]