The Best Representative - THE FINAL. Yes. Sniff.

[minionofmidas]

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.

[nini2287]

1.  Tom Allen (D-ME)
2.  Patrick Kennedy  (D-RI)
3.  James Langeverin (D-RI)
4.  Rob Simmons (R-CT)
5.  Steve Israel (D-NY)
6.  Chris Shays ("R"-CT)
7.  Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
8.  Gary Ackerman (D-NY)
9.  Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
10. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
11. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
12. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
13. Brian Higgins (D-NY)
14. Michael McNulty (D-NY)
15. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)
16. Rob Andrews (D-NJ)

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

[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.

[True Democrat]

Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)

James Langevin (D-RI)

Rob Simmons (R-CT)

Barney Frank (D-MA)

Chris Shays (R-CT)

Nancy Johnson (R-CT)

Charlie Rangel (D-NY)

José Serrano (D-NY)

Eliot Engel (D-NY)

Nita M Lowey (D-NY)

Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

Brian Higgins (D-NY)

Michael McNulty (D-NY)

Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)

Bob Andrews (D-NJ)

For more than half, I just put down random choice.

[TeePee4Prez]

1.
Tom Allen (D-ME)


2.
Mike Michaud (D-ME)

3.
Richard Neal (D-MA)

4.
Tim Bishop (D-NY)

5.
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)

6.
Martin Meehan (D-MA)

7.
John F Tierney (D-MA)


8.
Edward Markey (D-MA)

9.
Michael Capuano (D-MA)

10.
Joseph Crowley (D-NY)

11.
William Delahunt (D-MA)

12.
Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

13.
Brian Higgins (D-NY)

14.
Louise Slaugher (D-NY)

15.
Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)

16.
Bob Andrews (D-NJ)

[Emsworth]

1. Allen
2. Kennedy
3. Langevin
4. McGovern
5. Frank
6. Meehan
7. Tierney
8. Rangel
9. Meeks
10. Crowley
11. Lowey
12. Weiner
13. Higgins
14. McNulty
15. Hincey
16. Andrews

A majority of the choices are completely arbitrary and based primarily on name recognition ...

[Jake]

1.
Jeb Bradley (R-NH)
2.
Charlie Bass (R-NH)
3.
James Langevin (D-RI)
4.
Rob Simmons (R-CT)
5.
Steve Israel (D-NY)
6.
Chris Shays (R-CT)
7.
Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
8.
Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)
9.
Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
10.
Joseph Crowley (D-NY)
11.
James T Walsh (R-NY)
12.
Tom Reynolds (R-NY)
13.
John Sweeney (R-NY)
14.
Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
15.
Randy Kuhl (R-NY)
16.
Jim Saxton (R-NJ)

[King]

1.
Tom Allen (D-ME)

2.
Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)

3.
James Langevin (D-RI)

4.
Tim Bishop (D-NY)

5.
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)

6.
Peter T King (R-NY)

7.
John F Tierney (D-MA)

8.
Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)

9.
Michael Capuano (D-MA)

10.
Stephen Lynch (D-MA)

11.
Nita M Lowey (D-NY)

12.
Tom Reynolds (R-NY)

13.
Ed Towns (D-NY)

14.
Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)

15.
Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)

16.
Bob Andrews (D-NJ)

[Beet]

Omg, how do you know all these people?

[nclib]

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

And of course there's always the ratings of special interest groups.

[Dave from Michigan]

Well it can't be the best representative because mine isn't on there.

[TheWildCard]

1.Jeb Bradley (R-NH)
2.Charlie Bass (R-NH)
3.Richard Neal (D-MA)
4.Rob Simmons (R-CT)
5.Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
6.Chris Shays (R-CT)
7.Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
8.Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)
9.José Serrano (D-NY)
10.Eliot Engel (D-NY)
11.James T Walsh (R-NY)
12.Sue Kelly (R-NY)
13.John Sweeney (R-NY)
14.Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
15.Randy Kuhl (R-NY)
16.Vito Fossella (R-NY) (Anyone named Vito from New York gets my vote lol)

[nclib]

1. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

2. John W Olver (D-MA)

3. John B Larsen (D-CT)

4. James McGovern (D-MA)

5. Barney Frank (D-MA)

6. Martin Meehan (D-MA)

7. John F Tierney (D-MA)

8. Gary Ackerman (D-NY)

9. Michael Capuano (D-MA)

10. Eliot Engel (D-NY)

11. Jerry Nadler (D-NY)

12. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

13. Ed Towns (D-NY)

14. Louise Slaugher (D-NY)

15. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)

16. Bob Andrews (D-NJ)

[MAS117]

Its ROB ANDREWS not BOB ANDREWS

[jimrtex]

1.Jeb Bradley (R-NH)
2.Charlie Bass (R-NH)
3.Richard Neal (D-MA)
4.Rob Simmons (R-CT)
5.Steve Israel (D-NY)
6.Chris Shays (R-CT)
7.Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
8.Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)
9.pass
10.Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
11.James T Walsh (R-NY)
12.Sue Kelly (R-NY)
13.John Sweeney (R-NY)
14.Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
15.Randy Kuhl (R-NY)
16.Jim Saxton (R-NJ)

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

1. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
2. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
3. Richard Neal (D-MA)
4. James McGovern (D-MA)
5. Barney Frank (D-MA)
6. Martin Meehan (D-MA)
7. John F Tierney (D-MA)
8. Charlie Rangel (D-NY)
9. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
10. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
11. Jerry Nadler (D-NY)
12. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
13. Ed Towns (D-NY)
14. Louise Slaugher (D-NY)
15. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)
16. Bob Andrews (D-NJ)

[Erc]

1.
Jeb Bradley (R-NH)

2.
Charlie Bass (R-NH)
[Voting out my other representative, John Olver]

3.
James Langevin (D-RI)

4.
Tim Bishop (D-NY)

5.
Steve Israel (D-NY)


6.
Peter T King (R-NY)

7.
Nancy Johnson (R-CT)


8.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY)

9.
Michael Capuano (D-MA)

10.
Eliot Engel (D-NY)

11.
James T Walsh (R-NY)
DEATH TO LOWEY!

12.
Tom Reynolds (R-NY)

13.
John Sweeney (R-NY)

14.
Major R Owens (D-NY)

15.
Randy Kuhl (R-NY)

16.
Vito Fossella (R-NY)

[The Duke]

1. Jeb Bradley (R-NH)

2. Charlie Bass (R-NH)

3. James Langevin (D-RI)

4. Rob Simmons (R-CT)

5. Steve Israel (D-NY)

6. Peter T King (R-NY)

7. Nancy Johnson (R-CT)

8. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)

9. Michael Capuano (D-MA)

10. Eliot Engel (D-NY)

11. James T Walsh (R-NY)

12. Tom Reynolds (R-NY)

13. John Sweeney (R-NY)

14. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)

15. Randy Kuhl (R-NY)

16. Vito Fossella (R-NY)

[TheWildCard]

Vote Vito!

[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

[jimrtex]

11.Jerry Nadler (D-NY)
I mean, why not?

I read the tags for the subliminal message as being part of the message:

(SIZE) I mean, why not? (SIZE)

[nini2287]

6. Shays 6 - Meehan 5 - King 3

Common we can keep one of the lone good Republicans around

[bgwah]

I just picked my favorite names.

1.
Tom Allen (D-ME)

2.
Mike Michaud (D-ME)

3.
John B Larsen (D-CT)

4.
Tim Bishop (D-NY)

5.
Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)

6.
Martin Meehan (D-MA)

7.
Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)

8.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY)

9.
Gregory Meeks (D-NY)

10.
Eliot Engel (D-NY)

11.
Jerry Nadler (D-NY)

12.
Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

13.
Ed Towns (D-NY)

14.
Major R Owens (D-NY)

15.
Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)

16.
Rob Andrews (D-NJ)

[minionofmidas]

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