The Best Representative - THE FINAL. Yes. Sniff.

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Every bracket/round of voting will remain open until I close it. I'll close it as soon as I find the time, but not after less than 24 hours have passed. I'll post the new bracket and open the new round of voting right afterwards.

In Round one, 435 representatives will have to be narrowed down to 128. Therefore there'll be 128 groups (8 brackets of 16 groups each) of three and four Representatives. You can vote for only one. Only the top vote getter will advance to Round two.
From Round Two, there'll be only the one-on-one matchups you're used to from Best Senator.
Also from Round Two, matchups will be determined purely by chance. Round One is weighted by region.

1.
Tom Allen (D-ME)
Jeb Bradley (R-NH)
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

2.
Mike Michaud (D-ME)
Charlie Bass (R-NH)
John W Olver (D-MA)
Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)

3.
Richard Neal (D-MA)
James Langevin (D-RI)
John B Larsen (D-CT)

4.
James McGovern (D-MA)
Rob Simmons (R-CT)
Tim Bishop (D-NY)

5.
Barney Frank (D-MA)
Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
Steve Israel (D-NY)
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)

6.
Martin Meehan (D-MA)
Chris Shays (R-CT)
Peter T King (R-NY)

7.
John F Tierney (D-MA)
Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)

8.
Edward Markey (D-MA)
Gary Ackerman (D-NY)
Charlie Rangel (D-NY)
Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)

9.
Michael Capuano (D-MA)
Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
José Serrano (D-NY)

10.
Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
Joseph Crowley (D-NY)
Eliot Engel (D-NY)

11.
William Delahunt (D-MA)
Jerry Nadler (D-NY)
Nita M Lowey (D-NY)
James T Walsh (R-NY)

12.
Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
Sue Kelly (R-NY)
Tom Reynolds (R-NY)

13.
Ed Towns (D-NY)
John Sweeney (R-NY)
Brian Higgins (D-NY)

14.
Major R Owens (D-NY)
Michael McNulty (D-NY)
Louise Slaugher (D-NY)
Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)

15.
Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)
Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)
Randy Kuhl (R-NY)

16.
Vito Fossella (R-NY)
John McHugh (R-NY)
Rob Andrews (D-NJ)
Jim Saxton (R-NJ)

...and always remember...if you can't make an informed choice...make an uninformed one. That's what the real voters do, too.

[minionofmidas]

(sorry to nitpick but there's only 434 Reps right now, OH-2 (Portman) is a vacancy))

Thanks missed that. Good to hear actually, helps me redress one slight imbalance in my setup for round one.

[minionofmidas]

1. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
because he's the only independent in the House
2. Mike Michaud (D-ME)
union member, pro choice, anti Iraq war - what more can you ask?
3. James Langevin (D-RI)
because his name is French
4. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
bearded leftie representing what should be a Republican-leaning district
5. Barney Frank (D-MA)
name recognition
6. Martin Meehan (D-MA)
my first name, plus only Democrat in the group
7.John F Tierney (D-MA)
purely tactical vote, I know nothing whatsoever about him
8.Charlie Rangel (D-NY)
is one of Congress' "characters"
9.Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
because Jamaica and Rockaway are both cool names
10.Eliot Engel (D-NY)
because he's from the Bronx
11.Jerry Nadler (D-NY)
I mean, why not?
12.Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
only Democrat in group. Pathetic, isn't? Also, district includes Rego Park, where Vladek lives in MAUS
13.Brian Higgins (D-NY)
Reward for capturing district
14.Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
trusting Nclib on this one
Sorry for the spelling error, btw.
15.Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)
Puertorican.
16.Vito Fossella (R-NY)
In honour not just of Vito Corleone as of Vito Marcantonio
...and always remember...if you can't make an informed choice...make an uninformed one. That's what the real voters do, too.

[minionofmidas]

14 votes cast, a good three hours left on the clock, and not a vote yet cast for Rosa DeLauro and John McHugh. What have they done to deserve this? We have some very close three way races, btw.

Current standings:
1. Bradley 5 - Sanders 5 - Allen 4
2. Kennedy 6 - Bass 5 - Michaud 2 - Olver 1
3. Langevin 9 - Neal 4 - Larsen 1
4. Simmons 6 - Bishop 5 - McGovern 3
5. Frank 6 - Israel 5 - Maloney 3 - DeLauro 0
6. Shays 6 - Meehan 5 - King 3
7. Johnson 7 - Tierney 6 - McCartney 1
8. Boehlert 5 - Rangel 5 - Ackerman 3 - Markey 1
9. Capuano 6 - Meeks 5 - Serrano 2 - abstention 1
10. Engel 6 - Lynch 5 - Crowley 3
11. Walsh 5 - Lowey 4 - Nadler 4 - Delahunt 1
12. Weiner 8 - Reynolds 4 - Kelly 2
13. Higgins 6 - Sweeney 5 - Towns 3
14. LoBiondo 5 - Slaughter 5 - McNulty 3 - Owens 1
15. Velazquez 6 - Kuhl 5 - Hinchey 3
16. Andrews 8 - Fossella 4 - Saxton 2 - McHugh 0

[minionofmidas]

Okay, 24 hours (and about 8 minutes) have elapsed.
Voting is closed.
Results posted in a minute...gotta find a coin first.

[minionofmidas]

1. Bradley 5 - Sanders 5 - Allen 5. A three way tie. Congrats. I rolled a die. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) advances to the next round.
2. Kennedy 6 - Bass 5 - Michaud 3 - Olver 1. So does Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
3. James Langevin (D-RI) 9 - Neal 4 - Larsen 2.
4. Simmons 6 - Bishop 6 - McGovern 3. Another die roll. Tim Bishop (D-NY) wins.
5. Barney Frank (D-MA) 6 - Israel 5 - Maloney 3 - DeLauro 1
6. Shays 6 - Meehan 6 - King 3. Die roll won by Chris Shays (R-CT) .
7. Nancy Johnson (R-CT) 7 - Tierney 6 - McCartney 2
8. Boehlert 5 - Rangel 5 - Ackerman 4 - Markey 1. Yet more dice...this is sick...at least my die seems to know what's good for him. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) advances to the last 128.
9. Capuano 6 - Meeks 6 - Serrano 2 - abstention 1. The die has spoken...the winner is Michael Capuano (D-MA)
10. Eliot Engel (D-NY) 7 - Lynch 5 - Crowley 3
11. Walsh 5 - Nadler 5 - Lowey 4 - Delahunt 1. The dice advance James T Walsh (R-NY)
12. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) 9 - Reynolds 4 - Kelly 2
13. Brian Higgins (D-NY) 6 - Sweeney 5 - Towns 4
14. LoBiondo 5 - Slaughter 5 - McNulty 3 - Owens 2. The die seems intend on Slaughter. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
15. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) 6 - Kuhl 5 - Hinchey 4
16. Rob Andrews(D-NJ) 9 - Fossella 4 - Saxton 2 - McHugh 0

I hope I won't have to roll this many dice in the future. Weirdest thing is that every single tie included "my" candidate...I hope noone accuses me of cheating, since they won four out of seven including the three-way-tie.

Second bracket up in a moment.

[minionofmidas]

Bracket 2, Round 1.

1.
Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
Bob Brady (D-PA)
Tim Holden (D-PA)
Steve Chabot (R-OH)

2.
Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
Tim Murphy (R-PA)
Michael Turner (R-OH)

3.
Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Phil English (R-PA)
Todd R Platts (R-PA)

4.
Mike Ferguson (R-NJ)
Melissa Hart (R-PA)
Michael Oxley (R-OH)

5.
Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
John Peterson (R-PA)
Paul Gillmore (R-OH)
Tim Ryan (D-OH)

6.
Steven Rothman (D-NJ)
Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
Ted Strickland (D-OH)

7.
Donald Payne (D-NJ)
Curt Weldon (R-PA)
David Hobson (R-OH)

8.
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
John Boehner (R-OH)
Bob Ney (R-OH)

9.
Rush Holt (D-NJ)
Bill Shuster (R-PA)
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)

10.
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Don Sherwood (R-PA)
Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

11.
Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)
Peter Visclosky (D-IN)
Julia Carson (D-IN)

12.
John P Murtha (D-PA)
Pat Tiberi (R-OH)
Chris Chocola (R-IN)

13.
Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Mark Souder (R-IN)

14.
Michael F Doyle (D-PA)
Steven LaTourette (R-OH)
Steve Buyer (R-IN)
John Hostettler (R-IN)

15.
Charlie Dent (R-PA)
Deborah Pryce (R-OH)
Dan Burton (R-IN)

16.
Joe Pitts (R-PA)
Ralph Regula (R-OH)
Mike Pence (R-IN)
Mike Sodrel (R-IN)

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Bracket 2, Round 1.

1.Bob Brady (D-PA)

2.Chaka Fattah (D-PA)

3.Frank Pallone (D-NJ)

4.Michael Oxley (R-OH)

5.Tim Ryan (D-OH)

6.Ted Strickland (D-OH)

7.Donald Payne (D-NJ)

8.Bob Ney (R-OH)

9.Rush Holt (D-NJ)

10.Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

11.Julia Carson (D-IN)

12.John P Murtha (D-PA)

13.Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

14.Michael F Doyle (D-PA)

15.Deborah Pryce (R-OH)

16.Ralph Regula (R-OH)

Lots of uninformed choices.

BTW - I'll probably not be able to close this after anywhere close to 24 hours...It'll probably remain open until tomorrow morning (that's dead middle of night for you Newworlders.)

[minionofmidas]

I do find the time to close this semi-on time after all.
I'll close it in ten minutes, so you got ten more minutes to vote.

[minionofmidas]

Voting is closed. Results in a sec.

[minionofmidas]

First off, a note to jdb.
Please, list the people you're voting for in the order of the groups. Especially when you abstain on two groups. It's asking a bit to sort your vote out. Ahem. I've counted it anyways.

1.  Tim Holden (D-PA) 6 - Chabot 3 - Smith 2 - Brady 2
2.  Chaka Fattah (D-PA) 7 - Murphy 4 - Garrett 1 - abstain 1 - Turner 0.
3.  Frank Pallone (D-NJ) 5 - English 4 - Platts 4
4.  Michael Oxley (R-OH) 5 - Hart 4 - Ferguson 2 - abstention 2
5.  Tie. Ryan 4 - Peterson 4 - Pascrell 3 - Gillmor 2. Coin toss (no die here) won by Tim Ryan (D-OH)
6.  Strickland 6 - Gerlach 6 - Rothman 1. Coin toss won by Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
7.  Donald Payne (D-NJ) 8 - Weldon 5 - Hobson 0
8.  Frelinghuysen 4 - Ney  4 - Fitzpatrick 3 - Boehner 2. Coin toss won by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-PA)
9.  Rush Holt (D-NJ) 7 - Shuster 3 - Kaptur 3
10. Don Sherwood (R-PA) 6 - Menendez 4 - Kucinich 3
11. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) 6 - Jones 3 - Carson 2 - Visclosky 1 - abstention 1
12. Jack Murtha (D-PA) 8 - Chocola 4 - Tiberi 1
13. Schwartz 4 - Brown 4 - Souder 4 - abstention 1. Very funny. Since I don't have a die, I cossed a coin three times - three one-on-one matchups. Everyone won one. I repeated the exercise, and am now proud to proclaim that the PA-13 saga continues. Welcome to the next round, Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
14. Mike Doyle (D-PA) 7 - Hostettler 4 - Buyer 1 - La Tourette 1
15. Charlie Dent (R-PA) 8 - Pryce 4 - Burton 1
16. Ralph Regula (R-OH) 7 - Pitts 3 - Sodrel 2 - Pence 1.
Congratulations to all the winners. New bracket up in a minute.

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1.
Bobby Rush (D-IL)
Lane Evans (D-IL)
Bart Stupak (D-MI)

2.
Jesse Jackson, jr (D-IL)
Ray LaHood (R-IL)
Peter Hoekstra (R-MI)
Paul Ryan (R-WI)

3.
Dan Lipinski (D-IL)
John Shimkus (R-IL)
Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)

4.
Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
Dave Camp (R-MI)
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

5.
Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
Dale Kildee (D-MI)
Ron Kind (D-WI)
Gil Gutknecht (R-MN)

6.
Henry Hyde (R-IL)
Fred Upton (R-MI)
Gwen Moore (D-WI)

7.
Danny Davis (D-IL)
Joe Schwarz (R-MI)
F James Sensenbrenner (R-WI)

8.
Melissa Bean (D-IL)
Mike Rogers (R-MI)
Tom Petri (R-WI)
John Kline (R-MN)

9.
Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
Joe Knollenberg (R-MI)
David Obey (D-WI)

10.
Mark S Kirk (R-IL)
Candy Miller (R-MI)
Mark Green (R-WI)

11.
Jerry Weller (R-IL)
Thad McCotter (R-MI)
Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
Jim Nussle (R-IA)

12.
Jerry Costello (D-IL)
Sander M Levin (D-MI)
Betty McCollum (D-MN)

13.
Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI)
Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN)

14.
Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
John Conyers (D-MI)
Mark Kennedy (R-MN)
Jim Leach (R-IA)

15.
Tim Johnson (R-IL)
John D Dingell (D-MI)
Colin Peterson (D-MN)

16.
Don Manzullo (R-IL)
James Oberstar (D-MN)
Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
Tom Latham (R-IA)

[minionofmidas]

Since I don't have a die, I cossed a coin three times - three one-on-one matchups. Everyone won one.

What if you had replays for the tie-ers, drawing them into new pairings?

Hm. I'd rather not change the rules midships.
However, I'll use a different tiebreaker from round 2 (when there'll only be one-on-ones): The candidate Ivoted for loses.

[minionofmidas]

1.Bart Stupak (D-MI)

2.Jesse Jackson, jr (D-IL)...for his dad, not for him.

3.John Shimkus (R-IL)...I take offense at sons taking over their fathers' seats, thence I couldn't vote for Lipinski.

4.Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

5.Dale Kildee (D-MI)

6.Gwen Moore (D-WI)

7.Danny Davis (D-IL)

8.Melissa Bean (D-IL)

9.David Obey (D-WI)

10.Mark Green (R-WI). He does represent Green Bay, right? He gets my vote for the name coincidence.

11.Jim Nussle (R-IA)

12.Betty McCollum (D-MN)

13.Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN)

14.John Conyers (D-MI)

15.Colin Peterson (D-MN)

16.Leonard Boswell (D-IA)

[minionofmidas]

Okay. Voting is closed.

1. Bart Stupak (D-MI) 6 - Rush 4 - Evans 1
2. Jesse Jackson, jr (D-IL) 6 - Hoekstra 3 - Ryan 2 - LaHood 0
3. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) 6 - Ehlers 3 - Shimkus 2
4. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) 6 - Camp 4 - Gutierrez 1
5. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) 5 - Gutknecht 4 - Kind 1- Kildee 1
6. Gwen Moore (D-WI) 6 - Hyde 4 - Upton 1
7. Davis 4 - Sensenbrenner 4 - Schwartz 3. Die roll won by F. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
8. Melissa Bean (D-IL) 5 - Kline 4- Petri 1 - Rogers 1
9. David Obey (D-WI) 6 - Schakowsky 3 - Knollenberg 2
10. Green 5 - Kirk 5 - Miller 1. Die roll won by Mark Green (R-WI)
11. Jim Nussle (R-IA) 6 - Ramstad 3 - Weller 2 - McCotter 0
12. Sander Levin (D-MI) 6 - McCollum 2 - Costello 2 - abstain 1
13. Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN) 6 - Biggert 3 - Kilpatrick 2
14. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) 5 - Leach 3 - Conyers 3 - Kennedy 0
15. Colin Peterson (D-MN) 5 - Dingell 3 - Johnson 3
16. Leonard Boswell (D-IA 5 - Manzullo 4 - Oberstar 2 - Latham 0

[minionofmidas]

Unfortunately...I don't have time to post the next round now. Nor will I have time to check in over the weekend.
Game recommences on monday.

[minionofmidas]

Round one, bracket four
1.
Michael N Castle (R-DE)
Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD)
Jo Ann Davis (R-VA)

2.
Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)
Thelma Drake (R-VA)
Alan Mollohan (D-WV)
G.K. Butterfield (D-NC)

3.
Benjamin Cardin (D-MD)
Bobby Scott (D-VA)
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

4.
Al Wynn (D-MD)
Randy Forbes (R-VA)
Nick Rahall (D-WV)

5.
Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
Virgil Goode (R-VA)
Bob Etheridge (D-NC)
Henry Brown (R-SC)

6.
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)
Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
Walter B Jones (R-NC)

7.
Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Eric Cantor (R-VA)
David Price (D-NC)

8.
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
James Moran (D-VA)
Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Joe Wilson (R-SC)

9.
Rick Boucher (D-VA)
Howard Coble (R-NC)
Gresham Barrett (R-SC)

10.
Frank Wolf (R-VA)
Mike McIntyre (D-NC)
Bob Inglis (R-SC)

11.
Tom Davis (R-VA)
Robin Hayes (R-NC)
John M Spratt (D-SC)
Jack Kingston (R-GA)

12.
Sue Wilkins Myrick (R-NC)
James Clyburn (D-SC)
Sanford Bishop (D-GA)

13.
Patrick McHenry (R-NC)
Jim Marshall (D-GA)
John Linder (R-GA)

14.
Charles Taylor (R-NC)
Cynthia McKinney (D-GA)
Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA)
Phil Gingrey (R-GA)

15.
Melvin Watt (D-NC)
John Lewis (D-GA)
Charlie Norwood (R-GA)

16.
Brad Miller (D-NC)
Tom Price (R-GA)
Nathan Deal (R-GA)
John Barrow (D-GA)

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1.Michael N Castle (R-DE)

2.Alan Mollohan (D-WV)

3.Bobby Scott (D-VA)

4.Al Wynn (D-MD)

5.Steny Hoyer (D-MD). Cool name.

6.Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)

7.Elijah Cummings (D-MD)

8.Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

9.Rick Boucher (D-VA)

10.Mike McIntyre (D-NC)

11.John M Spratt (D-SC)

12.James Clyburn (D-SC)

13.Jim Marshall (D-GA)

14.Cynthia McKinney (D-GA)

15.John Lewis (D-GA)

16.John Barrow (D-GA)

[minionofmidas]

Sheesh. Turnout keeps declining. At this rate there'll be a single vote by the eightth bracket.
Voting is closed, fellas.

[minionofmidas]

1. Michael N Castle (R-DE) 6 - Gilchrest 3 - Davis 0
2. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) 4 - Ruppersberger 3 - Drake 2 - Butterfield 0
3. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) 5 - Capito 2 - Scott 2
4. Al Wynn (D-MD) 4 - Forbes 3 - Rahall 2
5. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) 7 - Brown 1 - Goode 1 - Etheridge 0
6. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) 5 - Jones 3 - Goodlatte 1
7. Cantor 3 - Cummings 3 - Price 3. Die roll won by Eric Cantor (R-VA)
8. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) 4 - Moran 2 - Wilson 2 - Foxx 1
9. Rick Boucher (D-VA) 6 - Coble 2 - Barrett 1
10. Mike McIntyre (D-NC) 6 - Inglis 2 - Wolf 1
11. John M Spratt (D-SC) 6 - Kingston 3 - Davis 0 - Hayes 0
12. James Clyburn (D-SC) 5 - Myrick 3 - Bishop 1
13. Jim Marshall (D-GA) 6 - Linder 2 - McHenry 1
14. Gingrey 3 - McKinney 3 - Taylor 3 - Westmoreland 0
My die is a Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) fan.
15. John Lewis (D-GA) 5 - Norwood 2 - Watt 2
16. John Barrow (D-GA) 4 - Miller 3 - Deal 1 - Price 1

Low turnout, Dem dominance among voters, and partisan voting made this one pretty dull...of the just three Republicans to advance to the next round, two were in all-Republican groups (and one of them won with the votes of all Lefties against all Righties), and the third only won due to a split opposition and a die roll.
Can we please have some more Republicans voting in the next round? It'll be full of Floridans.

[minionofmidas]

Round one, Bracket 5
1.
David Scott (D-GA)
Jeff Miller (R-FL)
Kendrick Meek (D-FL)

2.
Allen Boyd (D-FL)
Ileana Ros Lehtinen (R-FL)
Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
Bill Jenkins (R-TN)

3.
Corrine Brown (D-FL)
Robert Wexler (D-FL)
Ron Lewis (R-KY)

4.
Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Ann Northup (R-KY)

5.
Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)
Lincoln Diaz Balart (R-FL)
Geoff Davis (R-KY)
John J Duncan (R-TN)

6.
Cliff Stearns (R-FL)
E Clay Shaw (R-FL)
Hal Rogers (R-KY)

7.
John L Mica (R-FL)
Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
Ben Chandler (D-KY)

8.
Ric Keller (R-FL)
Tom Feeney (R-FL)
Zach Wamp (R-TN)
Jo Bonner (R-AL)

9.
Michael Bilirakis (R-FL)
Mario Diaz Balart (R-FL)
Lincoln Davis (D-TN)

10.
Bill Young (R-FL)
Jim Cooper (D-TN)
Mike Everett (R-AL)

11.
Jim Davis (D-FL)
Bart Gordon (D-TN)
Mike Rogers (R-AL). Not to be confused with Mike Rogers (R-MI)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)

12.
Adam Putnam (R-FL)
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Bob Aderholt (R-AL)

13.
Katherine Harris (R-FL)
John S Tanner (D-TN)
Bud Cramer (D-AL)

14.
Connie Mack, jr (R-FL)
Harold Ford (D-TN)
Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
Bennie Thompson (D-MS)

15.
Dave Weldon (R-FL)
Artur Davis (D-AL)
Chip Pickering (R-MS)

16.
Mark Foley (R-FL)
Gene Taylor (D-MS)
Bobby Jindal (R-LA)
Bill Jefferson (D-LA)

[minionofmidas]

Round one, Bracket 5
1.David Scott (D-GA)

2.Allen Boyd (D-FL)

3.Robert Wexler (D-FL)

4.Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

5.Lincoln Diaz Balart (R-FL)

6.Cliff Stearns (R-FL). Cool name.

7.Alcee Hastings (D-FL)

8.Zach Wamp (R-TN). Coolest name in the whole damn congress.

9.Lincoln Davis (D-TN)

10.Jim Cooper (D-TN)

11.Bart Gordon (D-TN)

12.Adam Putnam (R-FL). The name sounds like a Democrat's name to me. Don't ask me why.

13.Bud Cramer (D-AL)

14.Bennie Thompson (D-MS)

15.Earl Hilliard (D-AL)Dave Weldon (R-FL). Sigh.

16.Bobby Jindal (R-LA). South Asian solidarity.

[minionofmidas]

And the decline in turnout is finally reversed.

[minionofmidas]

Congrats Al.
I've just calculated the current standings, and your vote broke the only tie around before then - but created five[/b] new ones.

[minionofmidas]

That's my type of voter. Kind and considerate with my poor old dice.