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  Max Sandlin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
'''Max A. Sandlin, Jr.''' (born September 29, 1952), American politician, was a Congressman representing Texas District 1 in the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2005.
Sandlin's constituency, House District 1, was one of those divided by the Texas Legislature during redistricting in 2003.
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 Office of the Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sandlin sits on the Democratic Children and Health Task Forces, and is a member of several Congressional caucuses, including the Rural Healthcare, National Security, and Army Caucuses.
Congressman Sandlin is a former member of the Board of Directors of the East Texas Housing and Finance Corp., former District Director of the Boy Scouts of America, and member of the Marshall Chamber of Commerce.
Congressman Sandlin is a youth baseball, softball, and basketball coach and a former member of the board of directors of the Marshall Youth Baseball Association.
democraticwhip.house.gov /members/biography.cfm?b_id=2   (688 words)

  
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Max A. Sandlin Jr., was born in Texarkana, Texas, and resides in Marshall, Texas.
Max Sandlin was elected County Judge of Harrison County in 1986 and held that position for three years.
Sandlin was re-elected in 1998, defeating Republican Dennis Boerner with 59 percent of the vote.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/elections/2004/candidates/22655   (269 words)

  
 AllPolitics/CQ - Freshmen of the 105th Congress
Sandlin had hoped to land a spot on the Commerce or the Resources committees, but instead was given a seat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, a more typical starting point for a freshman.
Sandlin waged a long and expensive battle to claim the seat being vacated by Democrat Jim Chapman, who decided against seeking re-election to the House to run for the Democratic Senate nomination, a bid that proved to be unsuccessful.
Sandlin countered that Howard was misrepresenting the truth, noting that he had been asked by county officials and was legally required to stay on the job until a replacement could be found.
www.cnn.com /ALLPOLITICS/1996/states/frosh/9701/03   (1496 words)

  
 Former Texas Congressman Max Sandlin Joins Greenberg Traurig’s Governmental Affairs and Litigation Practices
Serving eight years (1997-2005) as a Democratic Congressman representing Texas District 1, Sandlin, whose leadership and analytic skills were recognized from the outset, was selected for House leadership, serving as Minority Chief Deputy Whip and as a member of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
In 1989, Sandlin was elected Judge of the County Court at Law in Harrison County, Texas -- serving until his election to Congress in 1996.
Sandlin received his BA and JD degrees from Baylor University, where he was on the National Championship Mock Trial Team and later named Outstanding Young Alumnus.
www.gtlaw.com /pub/pr/2006/sandlinm06a.htm   (531 words)

  
 OurCongress.org :: Texas 1st District
There was good news out of District 1 in east Texas earlier this month, as incumbent Congressman Max Sandlin outraised his Republican challenger, a former appeals court and district judge, Louis Gohmert.
Jim Dow, a Sandlin spokesman, said in a press release that the majority of Gohmert's money came from people who attended a "closed-door, paid-access-only" GOP fund-raiser featuring Vice President Dick Cheney in May in Longview, the Texas town where Gohmert is from.
Last Sunday, Congressman Sandlin was in Austin for a fundraiser at the home of former Austin Mayor and 2002 Democratic candidate for state Attorney General, Kirk Watson.
www.ourcongress.org /section/tx01   (834 words)

  
 Max Sandlin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-01.bu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sandlin was a leading critic of the 2003 redistricting orchestrated by then-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
Sandlin continues to advocate that the 2003 redistricting process was illegal and should be ruled as unconstitutional.
Sandlin maintains that he is keeping all of his options open in 2006 and beyond.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Max_Sandlin   (429 words)

  
 The Austin Chronicle News: Rights and Consequences: The Redistricting trial pits 'partisan gerrymandering' against the ...
Thanks to testimony by U.S. Rep. Max Sandlin, D-Marshall, the Harrison Co. Commissioners Court was embarrassed into reconsidering its decision to close the polling station at historically fl Wiley College and move it to the largely Anglo and conservative East Texas Baptist University on the other side of Marshall.
Sandlin's anecdote was but one of a litany of similar complaints made by Democratic congressmen, their lawyers, and other witnesses testifying in the first few days of the federal trial.
Sandlin and Turner, in recounting the segregationist history of East Texas, each noted that if the Voting Rights Act is to mean anything substantive, it must mean that minority voters possess not only the literal right to vote but also the opportunity for effective participation in the political process.
www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2003-12-19/pols_feature3.html   (1709 words)

  
 News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES
DALLAS -- Congressman Max Sandlin got his first dose of hardball politics in the third grade.
Sandlin advocates a balanced budget, tax reform and strengthening Social Security and Medicare.
But Sandlin said his GOP critics fail to understand his special position within the House leadership team as her deputy whip.
www.news8austin.com /content/headlines/?ArID=113562   (472 words)

  
 Schakowsky, Sandlin fill out Dem Whip team =TheHill.com=   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Max Sandlin (Texas) is a member of the conservative Blue Dog Coalition, and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (Ill.) is part of the Progressive Caucus.
Indeed, Sandlin was considered a likely candidate for the vice chair post opening up at the end of the year, and he may still run, though he has postponed his decision out of deference to his fellow Blue Dogs.
But Sandlin generally keeps business interests happy, which is reflected in his 66 percent approval rating by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the $1.7 million he raised in the last election cycle.
www.thehill.com /021302/whip.aspx   (774 words)

  
 Texarkana Gazette: News and Classifieds From Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sandlin presented resolutions to the committee from cities in his district all opposed to congressional redistricting, as well as a petition signed by 537 people from Bowie County alone.
Sandlin said at the time the courts redrew the lines a few years ago, Texas Gov. Rick Perry acknowledged that they were legal.
Sandlin also criticized the committee because of the nature of the hearings.
www.texarkanagazette.com /articles/2003/07/09/news/news01.txt   (1153 words)

  
 East Texas conservatives vie for chance to face Sandlin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sandlin is among several Democrats targeted in the redistricting effort by Republicans, who want to capture at least six more seats in the November election.
Bill Brannon, Sandlin's district director, said the congressman is an independent voice with a moderate to conservative voting record on social issues.
Sandlin may not be a yellow dog but many of the dems who vote for him are.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1113860/posts   (898 words)

  
 Off the Kuff: Texas Tuesdays: Max Sandlin
Max Sandlin, running a strong race for reelection in CD01.
This promises to be a tight race, and though Sandlin continues to lead in cash on hand, his opponent raised more money than he did last quarter.
There's two weeks left, so don't pass up an opportunity to help make a difference by supporting Max, supporting all Texas Tuesdays candidates, and supporting the DCCC.
www.offthekuff.com /mt/archives/004327.html   (104 words)

  
 Enjoy The Drive -- Representative Max Sandlin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Max Sandlin of Marshall, TX, is currently serving his third term as a Democrat from Texas’ 1st District.
Promising to bring “East Texas values” to Washington, DC, Rep. Sandlin serves on the Transportation Committee, as well as the House Banking Committee.
Sandlin is a member of the Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus.
www.enjoythedrive.com /content/?id=8859   (70 words)

  
 South Dakota Politics: Herseth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sandlin, who is divorced with four children, also worked hard to campaign and raise money for his girlfriend during her winning campaign against GOP state Sen. Larry Diedrich in the June 1 special election.
But Herseth, 33, and Sandlin, 52, were seen Wednesday morning in front of Sandlin's apartment building near D and First streets Southeast.
Sandlin, who is divorced, and Herseth, who is single, were together often in Austin last summer during the redistricting saga.
southdakotapolitics.blogs.com /south_dakota_politics/herseth   (1592 words)

  
 Flying Pig Alert: Dem Cong. Candidate Tells Dem Comm. to Pull Negative Ad Against GOP Opponent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Democratic Rep. Max Sandlin, who did not approve or pay for the ad, said the commercial incorrectly criticizes the sentencing practices of his opponent, Louie Gohmert, a judge.
But Sandlin, a former judge himself, said the sentence was tough enough.
Sandlin is one of several incumbent Democrats in Texas who are campaigning in significantly more conservative districts this year because of Republican redistricting.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1247768/posts   (717 words)

  
 The Paris News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
U.S. Rep. Max Sandlin, D-Marshall, said Friday that a sales tax deduction will be included in the Democratic version of the tax bill.
Sandlin sits on the Ways and Means Committee which has jurisdiction over all tax legislation.
Both Hall and Sandlin are in contested races to maintain their seats in Congress.
www.theparisnews.com /print.lasso?wcd=12110   (543 words)

  
 Remarks at a reception for Representative Max Sandlin in Texarkana, Texas - Bill Clinton speech - Transcript Weekly ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
You know, I told Leslie, I said, "Max is doing so well I don't need to say anything." [Laughter] "If I say anything now, it's going to be an anticlimax." [Laughter] He had me halfway believing that stuff by the time he got through.
Many of the things which Max talked about could not have been achieved if I hadn't had strong allies in the United States Congress.
And I came here for him today not simply because he is a member of my party but because we share the same values, the same convictions, the same vision for the future of the country, because he fights for you up there, because he - and he does it, I think, in three ways.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2889/is_11_35/ai_54517222   (859 words)

  
 Max Sandlin | Greenberg Traurig (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-01.bu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Max Sandlin, former U.S. Congressman (D-TX), focuses his practice on governmental affairs and litigation matters.
Sandlin served on the powerful and prestigious Ways and Means Committee - a committee with jurisdiction over such issues as taxation, trade, energy, healthcare, etc. He also served on the Financial Services Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, committees that considered such issues as banking, monetary policy, securities, aviation, highways and transit.
Sandlin is former Chairman of the Democratic Financial Services Task Force and was also Chairman of the BlueDog Energy Task Force.
www.gtlaw.com.cob-web.org:8888 /people/print.aspx?id=7161   (333 words)

  
 Barefoot And Naked: Texas Tuesday: Max Sandlin (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-01.bu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Today we're featuring Rep. Max Sandlin, running in the 1st CD against former Judge Louie Gohmert.
Max Sandlin, running in the 1st CD against former Judge Louie Gohmert.
As with all of the other redistricted incumbents, he's in a district that was drawn to take him out, so he'll need all the help we can give him.
www.retrogrouch.net.cob-web.org:8888 /MT/archives/000557.html   (930 words)

  
 SulphurRiver.Net - Press Conference, 2 August 2002
The participants were US Representative Max Sandlin and Texas Representatives Barry Telford-DeKalb, Bob Glaze-Gilmer, and Mark Homer-Paris.
Bob Glaze of Gilmer and Mark Homer of Paris, made public his request to the Region D Northeast Texas Water Planning Group to withdraw the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir from the regional water plan because of a lack of existing information on the strong economic impacts the reservoir would have on Northeast Texas.
Some of the issues Sandlin said that needed to be addressed include the impact of intensified conservation plans in urban areas, the potential cost of underutilized sources such as Lake Texoma or the technology of desalinization and a study on the devastating effects that the reservoir would have on the timber industry in East Texas.
www.sulphurriver.net /pressconference.html   (3613 words)

  
 Burnt Orange Report - A Capitol Romance
When I met him recently I didn't recognize him b/c he looked a lot different from his pictures- he's a handsome guy (coming from the straight half of this blog's authorship).
She's hot, he's a badass- let's hope they have some populist rural Democratic kids (though Sandlin's oldest is a fellow UT student, so he may be done with the kid-having...)
While I don't see eye-to-eye with folks like Herseth and Sandlin on the social issues, that (D- xxx) behind their names in the roll call is damned nice.
www.burntorangereport.com /archives/001675.html   (869 words)

  
 Gregg County Democratic Party
Each precinct chair reported that the door-to-door walking was actually a lot of fun and made them feel connected to their neighbors.
Photographs of the yards with Max Sandlin signs put out Saturday by Precinct 8 Chair Steve Richardson and Precinct 9 Chair Tom Hoffman can be viewed online at the Gregg County Democratic Party's web page at www.GreggCountyChair.com.
There are plenty of yard signs for Congressman Max Sandlin at the Democrats United headquarters at 106 Gilmer Road in Longview.
www.greggdemocrats.com /Vol1-1.html   (580 words)

  
 Max Sandlin on Corporations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sandlin scores 57% by US Chamber of Commerce on business policy
Whether you own a business, represent one, lead a corporate office, or manage an association, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of AmericaSM provides you with a voice of experience and influence in Washington, D.C., and around the globe.
Click here for HouseMatch answers by Max Sandlin.
www.issues2000.org /TX/Max_Sandlin_Corporations.htm   (378 words)

  
 Congressional Response: Representative Max Sandlin (D-1st, TX) Responds to Your Notch Petition
Congressional Response: Representative Max Sandlin (D-1st, TX) Responds to Your Notch Petition
Our mission is to promote and assist members and supporters, to educate and alert senior citizens about their rights and freedoms as U.S. Citizens, and to protect and defend the benefits senior citizens have earned and paid for.
A change in the Social Security law in the 1970s left seniors born between 1917 and 1926 with lower benefits than other seniors.
www.tscl.org /NewContent/102294.asp   (200 words)

  
 Nation-Building: Texas Tuesdays: Max Sandlin
Sandlin, who has a brand-new campaign website and an opponent who just fed
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www.dean2004.blogspot.com /2004/05/texas-tuesdays-max-sandlin.html   (154 words)

  
 Burnt Orange Report - Help Out Max Sandlin!
Sorry we got started late today, maybe we can make this a two day push because Max Sandlin is a great candidate and a great guy.
I read about the Gohmert poll that had him at 44-41% against Sandlin.
Gohmert just won the run-off and all he has is a m.o.e.
www.burntorangereport.com /archives/001574.html   (241 words)

  
 OurCongress.org :: Texas
Here are some second-quarter fundraising numbers, found via the FEC Search Page:
From CD01, Max Sandlin has $727K on hand.
No info on this page for Louie Gohmert, but this article indicates Gohmert has about $372K on hand.
www.ourcongress.org /section/Texas/3   (1502 words)

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