Good News! Doris Matsui wins in California

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Keeping her late husband's seat.

http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/12528652p-13384060c.html

Matsui easily succeeds late husband in Congress
By Kevin Yamamura -- Bee Capitol Bureau
Published 11:29 pm PST Tuesday, March 8, 2005
Doris Matsui won by a staggering margin Tuesday in the Sacramento-based 5th Congressional District race to become the 46th widow to succeed her husband in Congress.

Matsui had to receive more than 50 percent of the vote in order to avoid a runoff under rules of the special election. She did that -- and then some. With 89 percent of precincts reporting, Matsui had 71 percent of the vote in the low-turnout election.

Her nearest competitors were Democrat Julie Padilla (7 percent) and Republican John Thomas Flynn (6 percent).

Matsui, 60, will fly to Washington early Wednesday and expects to be sworn in Thursday, possibly to vote for a House transportation bill that includes authorization for Sacramento light-rail projects to the airport and Cosumnes River College.

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1. Glad to hear this!

My rep - Lois Capps - went to Washington upon the death of her husband, Walter - and she has been faithful to his ethics and views while becoming more effective each year. Doris Matsui will do likewise. I wish her the best!