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Ted Poe
Ted Poe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 2005
Preceded by Jim Turner
Born September 10, 1948 (1948-09-10) (age 59)
Temple, Texas
Political party Republican
Alma mater Abilene Christian University, University of Houston
Religion Church of Christ

Lloyd "Ted" Poe (born September 10, 1948) is a Republican politician and jurist currently representing Texas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Texas's 2nd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James "Jim" Turner (born February 6, 1946) American Politician, was the Democratic representative for the Texas Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Adjacent to the county seat ( Belton) Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Abilene Christian University (ACU is a private university located in Abilene Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ. The University of Houston (often referred to as " U of H," " UH," or " Houston " is a public doctoral/research Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person JURIST is an online legal news service hosted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, written by founder Professor Bernard Hibbitts and a staff of more than Texas's 2nd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. (map). The district includes most of northern Houston, as well as most of the Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange metropolitan area. Beaumont is a city in and the County seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont&ndash Port Arthur Metropolitan Port Arthur is a city in Jefferson County within the Beaumont &ndashPort Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area of the U Orange is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 18643 The Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area is defined by the United States Census Bureau as a three-county region in Southeast Texas, east of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown

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Early years

Poe was born in Temple, Texas. Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Adjacent to the county seat ( Belton) Temple lies in the region referred to as Central He now lives in Humble, a suburb of Houston. Humble is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Poe graduated in 1970, with a degree in Political science from Abilene Christian University, where he served as class president, and, in 1973, received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center, where he had participated in the school's honor society. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems Abilene Christian University (ACU is a private university located in Abilene Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional The University of Houston Law Center ( Colloquially The Law Center) is a professional Graduate school at the University of Houston. From 1970 to 1976, he served in the United States Air Force Reserve’s C-130 Unit at Houston’s Ellington Air Force Base. Ellington Field is a joint civil-military Airport located 15 miles (24 km) southeast of downtown Houston, within Harris County in

As prosecutor and judge

After serving as a chief felony prosecutor in Harris County (Houston) for eight years, Poe was appointed a felony court judge in Harris County in 1981, becoming one of the youngest judges in the State of Texas. Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Poe was one of the first Republican judges elected in Harris County since Reconstruction. In this position, he gained national prominence for his unusual criminal sentences that included ordering thieves to carry signs in front of stores from which they stole; required men who abused their wives to publicly apologize on the steps of Houston’s City Hall; commanded sex offenders to place warning signs on their home after serving jail time; and directed murderers to securely place a photo of their victims on the wall of their prison cells, creating a daily reminder of their crime. In a story that is part of jailhouse lore in Texas, he reportedly told a defendant at sentencing of his intention to throw some pennies in the air and, however many hit the ground, would be the number of years the defendant was going to serve. After flinging an entire jar of pennies, he informed the man that the sentence would be twenty years. Ted Poe became well known to most offenders in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, even those from beyond Houston. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ is a department of the government of the state of Texas.

During his judgeship, "creative sentencing" became a trademark of his court. However, in at least one case, Poe amended the sentence afterwards without notifying the victim's family. [1]

Election to the United States Congress

In November 2004, Poe ran for the U. November 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September S. House against Democrat Nick Lampson in the 2nd District, which had been numbered as the 9th District prior to a controversial mid-decade redistricting. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Nicholas Valentino Lampson, usually known as Nick Lampson (born February 14, 1945) is an American politician from the state of The 2003 Texas redistricting refers to a highly controversial congressional Redistricting plan appealed to the United States Supreme Court in League of United The new 2nd was considerably more Republican than the old 9th, in part due to the loss of Galveston and the area around the Johnson Space Center. "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana. The Lyndon B Johnson Space Flight Center ( "JSFC") is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's center for They were replaced with several heavily Republican areas around Houston. Poe won 55% of the vote to Lampson's 43%. While Lampson trounced Poe in Beaumont and Port Arthur, Poe swamped Lampson in the Harris County portion of the district.

Within a month of taking office, Poe was chosen by President George W. Bush to be one of two members of the House, along with one member of the Senate, sent to observe firsthand the elections in Iraq. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.

In January 2005, Poe founded and cosponsored the Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus to represent and advocate before the United States Congress and the Administration on behalf of victims. January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus facilitates discussions, organizes meetings, and disseminates information on the causes of victimization to help achieve greater understanding and to formulate sensible solutions.

2006 election

Poe made border security a centerpiece of his re-election strategy, calling for "more [National] Guardsmen on the border front"[1]. On November 7, Ted Poe handily won a second term against Democrat Gary Binderim, a water utility manager and community activist [2][3], and Libertarian Justo Perez [4][5]. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Water supply is the process of self-provision or provision by third parties of water of various qualities to different users The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971

Current Committeeships

He is a member of the following committees:

Controversies

As a state judge, in November 2002, Poe ruled that he would permit the PBS documentary show Frontline to videotape jury deliberations of a capital murder case. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Frontline is a public affairs television program of varying length produced at WGBH in Boston Massachusetts, and distributed through the [2] There was considerable concern that this would affect the result of the trial, possibly by skewing the composition of the jury, and the decision was appealed by Harris County prosecuters. Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area [3][4] The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest criminal appellate court, ruled against Poe's decision and prohibited the videotaping. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the Court of last resort for all criminal matters in the State of Texas, United States. [5]

On May 7, 2007, while speaking on the floor of the house, Poe used a quote from Civil War Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest when describing the military strategy that Poe felt the United States should have followed in Iraq. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Nathan Bedford Forrest ( July 13, 1821 &ndash October 29, 1877) was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during Forrest's maxim was to: “Git thar furstest with the mostest. ” The controversy lies in the personal history of General Forrest, as after his military duty was over, he became the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are Some critics have stated that despite quoting Forrest for a discussion on military strategy and not on race relations, it was still highly inappropriate for Poe to quote such a divisive figure. [6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ Houston - News - After Oprah
  2. ^ " Inviting TV Into Jury Room in a Capital Case", Adam Liptak, November 26, 2002, The New York Times
  3. ^ "The 13th Juror" (editorial), November 27, 2002, The New York Times
  4. ^ "Texas Court to Rule on Videotaping of Jury", Adam Liptak, January 16, 2003, The New York Times
  5. ^ "Bid to Tape Deliberations By Texas Jury Is Rejected", Adam Liptak, February 13, 2003, The New York Times
  6. ^ "A modest proposal: Make war hawks see to refugees" (Editorial), Cragg Hines, May 12, 2007, Houston Chronicle
  7. ^ "Civil War quote in speech on Iraq inflames bloggers", Jennifer A. Dlouhy, May 10, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle
  8. ^ "Sheer Poe-try", Emily Heil, May 8, 2007, Roll Call
  9. ^ "Grand wizard's words spell woe for Poe", Beth Gallaspy, May 10, 2007, Beaumont Enterprise

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Preceded by
Jim Turner		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 2nd congressional district
2005 – present		 Incumbent
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