{"id":4373,"date":"2012-11-07T18:43:41","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T18:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/republican-randy-weber-defeats-ex-lawmaker-nick-lampson-in-u-s-representative-race\/"},"modified":"2012-11-07T18:43:41","modified_gmt":"2012-11-07T18:43:41","slug":"republican-randy-weber-defeats-ex-lawmaker-nick-lampson-in-u-s-representative-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/transhuman-news-blog\/ron-paul\/republican-randy-weber-defeats-ex-lawmaker-nick-lampson-in-u-s-representative-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Randy Weber defeats ex-lawmaker Nick Lampson in U.S. Representative race"},"content":{"rendered":"

LEAGUE CITY, TX (KTRK) -- Former U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson has just conceded in the race for to replace U.S. Representative Ron Paul in District 14. <\/p>\n

Lampson cried as he delivered his speech, saying that he and his supporters were engaged in a tough campaign. He said he called his opponent, Republican Randy Weber, to congratulate him for his victory. <\/p>\n

In a statement, Weber said, \"I want to tell the supporters of Nick Lampson that I will work to earn your trust as well. Our love of country, of Texas and of the Gulf Coast are three important areas of agreement. Let's build from that. I also want to congratulate Nick on running a strong campaign and I appreciate his willingness to offer himself for up for public service.\" <\/p>\n

Weber is a two-term Texas state representative originally from Pearland who recently moved to Alvin to be within the district. He was endorsed by Ron Paul over the summer. <\/p>\n

Paul announced his plans to retire from Congress while running for as presidential candidate in the 2012 election. Paul has been in Congress for more than 20 years. <\/p>\n

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Reporter Sonia Azad is covering Lampson's campaign for Eyewitness News today. You can follow all her latest updates on Facebook and Twitter. Tweet us your Election Day thoughts at @KTRKHouston, and follow us on Facebook for the latest election updates. <\/p>\n

(Copyright 2012 KTRK-TV\/DT. All Rights Reserved.) <\/p>\n

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