Jim Slattery

James Charles Slattery is a former U.S. Representative, and currently the Democratic candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the Senate in Kansas. He is the Democratic nominee who will challenge incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) in the 2008 general election in November. He won in primary elections which took place on August 5, 2008.

Bio
Slattery served as a U.S. Representative from 1983 to 1995.

2008 elections
Slattery is the the Democratic nominee who will challenge Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) in the 2008 congressional elections. He won in primary elections which took place on August 5, 2008.

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Committees
Slattery will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Articles and resources

 * Rachel Kapochunas, "Slattery Kicks Off Campaign in Kansas," CQPolitics.com, April 29, 2008.

Related SourceWatch articles

 * 2008 U.S. congressional elections
 * 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
 * Portal:Kansas and the U.S. Congress

External resources

 * 2008 Race Tracker page on Texas’s Senate Race
 * Official Jim Slattery for Senate campaign website