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  Heather Wilson - Encyclopedia - Fansub TV
Heather A. Wilson (born December 30, 1960), is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Mexico's 1st congressional district.
Wilson is the first woman to represent New Mexico since Georgia Lusk in the 1940s, and is the second female veteran to be elected to Congress, the first being the Louisianan Democrat Catherine S. Long in 1985.
During Wilson's reelection campaign in 2004, her political opponent, Richard Romero, ran advertisements that made the suggestion that her votes in Congress aided Osama bin Laden because she had voted against a bill to require the screening of cargo holds.
www.fansub.tv /encyclopedia.php?title=Heather_Wilson&redirect=no   (2027 words)

  
  Heather Wilson - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Heather A. Wilson (born December 30 1960), is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico, the first woman veteran ever elected to the United States Congress.
During Wilson's reelection campaign in 2004, her political opponent, Richard Romero, ran advertisements which made the suggestion that her votes in Congress aided Osama bin Laden because she had voted against a bill to require the screening of cargo holds.
Critics have long argued that one of Heather Wilson's improper uses of power as the Secretary of the State of New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department, was to have her husband, Jay Hone's, confidential file removed from the Department's central location.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Heather_Wilson   (1480 words)

  
  Heather Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heather A. Wilson (born December 30, 1960), is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico, and the first woman veteran ever elected to the United States Congress.
Wilson was elected as a Republican member of the House of Representatives in 1998 to represent the 1st Congressional district of New Mexico (map) in a special election to replace the late Steven Schiff.
During Wilson's reelection campaign in 2004, her political opponent, Richard Romero, ran advertisements which made the suggestion that her votes in Congress aided Osama bin Laden because she had voted against a bill to require the screening of cargo holds.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heather_Wilson   (1058 words)

  
 Heather Wilson - Congresspedia
Wilson later admitted to removing the file, but denied reading it, and said she had been "suspicious for some time, based on rumors, that someone had attempted to steal information from the department regarding" her family.
Wilson was elected to the House of Representatives in 1998 in a special election to replace the late Steven Schiff.
During Wilson's re-election campaign in 2004, her political opponent Richard Romero ran advertisements which suggested her votes in Congress aided Osama bin Laden because she had voted against a bill to require the screening of cargo holds.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Heather_Wilson   (1974 words)

  
 Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative Heather Wilson of NM   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Wilson has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would provide more information to the public about contacts between lobbyists and politicians, and which would slow down the revolving door of politics in which politicians move into cushy corporate jobs after they retire in exchange for favors.
Wilson has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would put an end to the practice of "extraordinary rendition," in which Bush Administration officials send people into the custody of certain nations, knowing full well (some would say intending) that they will be tortured there.
Heather Wilson has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would keep members of the Federal Communication Commission from using their appointed positions to censor cable, satellite or internet programs they consider to be indecent.
irregularbin.com /house/WilsonNM1.html   (1335 words)

  
 Heather Wilson - dKosopedia
Heather A. Wilson has served the citizens of New Mexico's First Congressional District since June 23, 1998.
On March 6, 2007, Wilson admitted that she had telephoned (now dismissed) U.S. Attorney David Iglesias before the Nov. 7, 2006 Midterm General Election seeking information on the pace of corruption investigations involving Democratic officeholders.
Wilson has been accused of hiding a police report that included alledgations of inappropriate contact between her husband and a minor.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Heather_Wilson   (297 words)

  
 Gowlings Professionals [Heather Wilson, Associate]
Heather Wilson is an associate with the Firm’s Ottawa Advocacy Department.
Wilson taught English and Drama to high risk adolescents in secondary schools and a youth detention centre, after receiving her Bachelor of Education, with a program focus on teaching High Risk Youth and Young Offenders, from Queen’s University Faculty of Education.
Wilson is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Bar Association and the County of Carleton Law Association.
www.gowlings.com /professionals/professional.asp?profid=1095   (191 words)

  
 News: Heather Wilson to seek senate seat | wilson, seat, domenici : Clovis News Journal
Wilson made the decision Thursday after meeting with her family and notified her staff Friday morning.
Wilson is the first major candidate to declare her candidacy for the seat, which Domenici has held since 1973.
Wilson was drafted to run for the congressional seat by Domenici when the GOP incumbent, Steve Schiff, died of cancer.
www.cnjonline.com /news/wilson_23338___article.html/seat_domenici.html   (565 words)

  
 Heather Wilson Lands on LCVs Dirty Dozen
KUNM - Congresswomen Heather Wilson now has the honor of being one of the so-called "Dirty Dozen," a campaign run by the League of Conservation Voters, or LCV.
Deb Callahan - To get to know Heather Wilson, the real Heather Wilson, voters have to look at the record and beyond her rhetoric to just see who Wilson is representing, because it certainly hasn’t been, we would argue, the people of New Mexico.
When it comes to protecting the environment, Heather Wilson’s policies are the opposite of New Mexico’s priorities.
www.lcv.org /newsroom/in-the-news/heather-wilson-lands-on-lcvs-dirty-dozen.html   (364 words)

  
 A VC: Heather Wilson
Wilson, who chairs a House intelligence oversight subcommittee, is rightly regarded as one of the House's savvier and more serious members on national security issues.
Wilson is in a neck-and-neck re-election fight back in her New Mexico district with state Attorney General Patricia Madrid.
Wilson is under pressure because her district is heavily Democratic; the opposition's primary line of attack has been that Rep. Wilson isn't sufficiently "independent" of the Bush White House.
avc.blogs.com /a_vc/2006/02/heather_wilson.html   (2442 words)

  
 Poll: Madrid, Wilson in Dead Heat | Patricia Madrid For Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: )
ALBUQUERQUE -- A recent poll by D.C.-based Lake Research Partners showed that Attorney General Patricia Madrid and Rep. Heather Wilson are in a statistical dead heat in the race to represent New Mexico's First Congressional District, according to an internal memo released Tuesday.
"And among independent voters, Wilson's job performance ratings are now net negative, with a 52 percent majority saying that she is doing either "just a fair job" or a "poor job," according to the memo.
Madrid, the only Democrat in the race, said that Wilson's low job performance ratings were because of her being out of touch with the district.
www.madridforcongress.com /node/513   (379 words)

  
 2006 House, Crystal Ball, U.Va.
Heather Wilson (R) Several weeks ago, this might not have been such a close call for the Crystal Ball, but even Democrats have acknowledged that Madrid has stumbled in the final stages of the campaign.
Wilson is clearly the stronger and more comfortable campaigner, but she makes her career in a district decreasingly hospitable to her party.
GOP Rep. Heather Wilson is on pace to raise more money than she has ever has in any one of her previous campaigns, but Democratic nominee Patricia Madrid is keeping pace.
www.centerforpolitics.org /crystalball/2006/house/?state=NM   (465 words)

  
 Barton wants Wilson off his panel   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Furious that Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) voted with Democrats on a controversial bill, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) is pushing to get her removed from his powerful Energy and Commerce Committee.
Wilson raised more than $3 million for her race against Romero, much of that coming from industry groups that fall under the jurisdiction of Energy and Commerce, including energy, healthcare and telecommunications associations.
Wilson supported the Medicare drug bill, which was so controversial that House leaders needed to keep the roll call open for nearly three hours to secure enough votes for passage.
www.hillnews.com /thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/121504/wilson.html   (912 words)

  
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Wilson is a product of the defense community surrounding President Bush’s father—the same group that stewed for eight years during the Clinton years and re-entered the White house with now President Bush.
Heather Wilson has proven that she is quite capable of misleading the people of our country for her own avaricious gain.
In my estimation it is quite possible that Heather Wilson along with many other members of Congress in Washington that go along with this machination are traitors and are conspirators to cover up the murders of our own citizens in New York and at the Pentagon and should be dealt with accordingly.
bush-is-evil-tools.tripod.com /index.Heather_Wilson.html   (1889 words)

  
 Heather Wilson to make announcement at campaign office tomorrow - The Crypt's Blog - Politico.com
Heather Wilson’s (R-N.M.) deputy finance director, Heather Wade, has sent an e-mail -- obtained by Politico -- to the congresswoman’s supporters, asking them to appear at her Albuquerque campaign office Friday afternoon at 1:30 MST for an announcement.
Wilson has a sizable campaign stockpile of her own, with $592,000 cash on hand at the end of the second quarter.
Wilson is probably the GOP's best hope which is saying a lot given that she too is involved in the attorney scandal.
www.politico.com /blogs/thecrypt/1007/Heather_Wilson_to_make_announcement_at_campaign_office_tomorrow.html   (420 words)

  
 Congresswoman Heather Wilson
Heather is the first woman since Georgia Lusk in 1948 to serve in Congress from New Mexico.
In 1995, Heather was appointed Cabinet Secretary for New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department where she led efforts to reform child welfare laws, modernize the juvenile justice system and improve early childhood education.
Heather is married to Jay Hone, an Albuquerque attorney.
wilson.house.gov /About.aspx   (506 words)

  
 First lady campaigns for Heather Wilson
Wilson is in a close race with challenger Democratic state Attorney General Patricia Madrid for Wilson's 1st Congressional District seat.
Wilson is in a tough race with Democrat Patricia Madrid, the state's attorney general, for New Mexico's 1st Congressional District seat.
Bush and Wilson were joined on stage by Republican Sen. Pete Domenici, who praised Wilson for being both a warrior and a mother who he said understands the threat to American families.
www.freenewmexican.com /news/51602.html   (560 words)

  
 Amherst College Cross Country
Heather Wilson'08 NESCAC Runner of the Week For the 3rd time this season, Heather Wilson earns NESCAC Runner of the Week after her 2nd place showing and leading the team to a Victory at the Regional Championships.
Heather Wilson'08 NESCAC Runner of the Week After her 1st place run at NESCAC's, and helping the team to a Victory, Heather earns her second NESCAC Runner of the Week Honor full story.
Heather Wilson'08 NESCAC Runner of the Week After her 7th place finish at the All-New England's and helping the team to a runner-up finish, Heather earns NESCAC Honors for the Week full story...
www.amherst.edu /~xcountry   (1878 words)

  
 Right-Web | Individual Profile | Heather Wilson
Wilson receives large amounts of money from the very industries she is supposed to be regulating, especially defense contractors and the energy and natural resource industries.
In the 2002 election cycle Wilson was the 6 th highest recipient of contributions from the defense industry among House members.
Wilson was one of the other three recipients, none of whom were minorities.
rightweb.irc-online.org /ind/wilson_h/wilson_h.php   (815 words)

  
 Members
Wilson's Subcommittee has responsibility for all technical intelligence disciplines, including signals intelligence, imaging intelligence, technical support to operations, and research and development.
A distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1982, Heather was a Rhodes Scholar and earned her masters and doctoral degrees in international relations from Oxford University in England.
Heather Wilson is married to Jay Hone, an Albuquerque attorney.
intelligence.house.gov /Members.aspx?ID=24   (390 words)

  
 Heather Wilson | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
The Hill is reporting that Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) is planning to run for the Senate seat held by retiring Pete Domenici.
Heather Wilson (R-NM) is a sixth-term member of Congress, representing the first district of New Mexico.
Heather Wilson (R-NM) and Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) should be facing investigations by the House Ethics Committee, but they're not.  And Ms.
www.citizensforethics.org /taxonomy/term/883   (2652 words)

  
 Heather Gemmen Wilson
Heather Gemmen Wilson first came to notice this candidate when her son Simon, an 8th grader, called him to her attention.
Heather (Hiemstra) grew up near London, Ontario, on a hobby farm where she hiked through corn fields with her faithful collie, swam in a water hole with the ducks, and shoveled manure in pig pens.
Heather moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan to attend Calvin College as a young adult and graduated with two degrees—a BA and an MRS—four years later.
www.heathergemmen.com   (1741 words)

  
 Heather Wilson: Proven ability to win in tough districts - SantaFeNewMexican.com
Heather Wilson is in the fight of her political life.
Wilson's candidacy was boosted by the endorsement of Domenici, who had never before sanctioned a candidate in a contested Republican primary for a federal office.
Wilson made national headlines last year after fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias testified she called him during the 2006 election to ask about sealed indictments related to corruption charges against former state Sen. Manny Aragon, a Democrat — a call Iglesias interpreted as pressure to indict Aragon before the election.
www.santafenewmexican.com /Sidebar/25-HEATHER-PROFILE   (1824 words)

  
 Irregular Times Progressive Ratings for Rep. Heather Wilson of NM District 1
Heather Wilson failed to vote for H.R. 2, a bill to increase the minimum wage, which is currently at its lowest point since the 1950s.
Heather Wilson is not yet on board, apparently failing to recognize the looming threats to our well-being based in oceanic neglect.
Heather Wilson apparently is comfortable with something being hidden, since the name of Rep. Wilson does not currently appear in cosponsorship of this legislation.
progressivepatriots.com /house/WilsonNM1.html   (4344 words)

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