House Members Who Won In Close Races

(November 8, 2000) Several House members who have been active on technology issues were returned to the House in close elections. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA), Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA), Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM), Rep. Steve Horn (R-CA), and Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) all faced serious opposition, and won with 55% or less of the vote.

Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA) won  re-election with 54% of the vote. He is one of the House's leading critics of the FBI's Carnivore surveillance system, and government invasions of privacy generally. He is likely to continue to promote electronic privacy legislation in the next Congress.

Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) won re-election with 54% of the vote in his Denver district. He is one of the leading critics of the e-rate program in the House.

Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM)

Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) narrowly defeated John Kelly to hold on to her seat in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She sits on the House Commerce Committee, and its Telecom Subcommittee. She sponsored a bill to regulate spam, which passed the House. She was also an opponent of encryption reform legislation.

Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) held his Seattle area district with 55% of the vote. He played a key role in organizing Democratic support for the House electronic signatures bill when the Democratic leadership was attempting to stall it.

Rep. Steve Horn (R-CA) won by 48 to 47 percent. His Government Information Subcommittee of the House Reform Committee has monitored and graded government agency performance on Y2K and network security issues.

Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) squeaked by with 53%.