Steve Pearce
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| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Skeen |
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| Succeeded by | Harry Teague |
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| Born | August 24, 1947 Lamesa, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cynthia Pearce |
| Residence | Hobbs, New Mexico |
| Alma mater | New Mexico State University, Eastern New Mexico University |
| Occupation | pilot, business owner |
| Religion | Baptist |
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| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1970-1976 |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Stevan Edward Pearce (born August 24, 1947) is an American politician from the U.S. state of New Mexico. He represented New Mexico's 2nd congressional district as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives 2003 to 2009. He was an Assistant Minority Whip.
On June 3, 2008, he won the Republican nomination for the United States Senate but lost the general election to Tom Udall on November 4th.
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[edit] Early and family life
Pearce was born in Lamesa, Texas but resides in Hobbs, New Mexico. He attended college at New Mexico State University, earning a degree in economics. Afterward, he received an MBA from Eastern New Mexico University. Steve has been married to his wife Cynthia for over 20 years, and together they operate a small oilfield services company called Lea Fishing Tools. Pearce also served in Vietnam as a pilot for the Air Force, and is still an avid pilot today.
[edit] New Mexico House of Representatives
Pearce was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 1996 and re-elected in 1998. In 2000, he ran for the United States Senate but lost by a wide margin in the Republican primary to former third district Congressman Bill Redmond.
[edit] U.S. House of Representatives
Pearce was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2002, following 11-term Representative Joe Skeen's retirement.
In 2005, Pearce was found to have plagiarized several articles from think tanks like the Heritage Foundation.[1] The articles were published under Pearce's name in small papers throughout New Mexico. His press secretary resigned shortly after the story broke.[2]
[edit] Committee Assignments
[edit] Caucuses
- Co-Chair of the Border Security Caucus
- Vice-Chairman of the Native American Caucus
- Vice-Chairman of the Sportsman Caucus
[edit] United States Senate campaign, 2008
On October 16, 2007, Pearce announced he would run for the Republican nomination to replace Pete Domenici in the U. S. Senate.
[edit] Primary election
Fellow Republican Representative Heather Wilson had previously declared her candidacy in that race.[3] In late October 2007, Pearce made 130,000 automated phone calls to justify his opposition to the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill that would have provided health benefit to children, which the Wilson campaign claimed "Pearce violated House ethics by urging those he called to contact him through his official, non-campaign phone number or check out his official, non-campaign Web site."[4][5]
In March 2008, Pearce garnered 54.51% of the vote at the Republican pre-primary nominating convention. [6] He won the June 3, 2008 Republican primary.
[edit] General election
Pearce was endorsed by the Campaign for Working Families, the National Right to Life Organization, the Susan B. Anthony List, the Club for Growth, and the Albuquerque Police Officer's Association.[7]
Pearce ran against U.S. Congressman Tom Udall who represents New Mexico's 3rd congressional district but lost to him in the general election.
[edit] References
- ^ socorronews.com
- ^ abqtrib.com
- ^ "Pearce Will Run for Senate". Albuquerque Journal. 16 October 2007. http://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5197&Itemid=40. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- ^ "Pearce calls voters, Wilson cries foul". KOB. 2007-10-22. http://kob.com/article/stories/S232572.shtml?cat=504. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- ^ "Senate hopefuls don't inspire". Alamogordo Daily News. October 31, 2007. http://www.alamogordonews.com/opinion/ci_7325103. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- ^ State Republican Pre-Primary Convention Results
- ^ Campaign web site.
[edit] External links
- U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce, U.S. House website
- People for Pearce, Senate campaign website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Joe Skeen |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 2nd congressional district January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2009 |
Succeeded by Harry Teague |
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| Preceded by Pete Domenici |
Republican nominee for U.S. Senator (Class 2) from New Mexico 2008 |
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