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Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas), the oldest member of the House of Representatives, won a GOP primary battle Tuesday against Tea Party challenger Steve Clark.
Hall, 89, is best known for his switch of party affiliation from Democratic to Republican in 2004. He had always been considered one of the Democrats' most conservative members before he switched parties, especially after he endorsed fellow Texan George W. Bush for president in 2000.
But his decision was ultimately spurred in part by congressional redistricting that titled his district to lean Republican. Hall registered as a member of the GOP shortly before the filing deadline for his re-election campaign that year.
The 16-term congressman regularly sailed to re-election with at least 58 percent of the vote. But Clark, a former telecommunications executive, spent $100,000 of his own money to mount a fight against Hall.
The super PAC Campaign for Primary Accountability tried to defeat Hall, waging a nearly $200,000 ad campaign against the congressman.
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/18650960/houses-oldest-member-ralph-hall-wins-primary-in-texas-aged-89
Hall, 89, is best known for his switch of party affiliation from Democratic to Republican in 2004. He had always been considered one of the Democrats' most conservative members before he switched parties, especially after he endorsed fellow Texan George W. Bush for president in 2000.
But his decision was ultimately spurred in part by congressional redistricting that titled his district to lean Republican. Hall registered as a member of the GOP shortly before the filing deadline for his re-election campaign that year.
The 16-term congressman regularly sailed to re-election with at least 58 percent of the vote. But Clark, a former telecommunications executive, spent $100,000 of his own money to mount a fight against Hall.
The super PAC Campaign for Primary Accountability tried to defeat Hall, waging a nearly $200,000 ad campaign against the congressman.
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/18650960/houses-oldest-member-ralph-hall-wins-primary-in-texas-aged-89