Three House IP Panel Republicans Lose Seats
Three Republican members of the House Judiciary's Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property lost their reelection bids to Democrats on Tuesday, raising questions about who might fill those vacancies in the 111th Congress. Rep. Tom Feeney of Florida lost to Suzanne Kosmas, a former state legislator and small business owner. Kosmas won with 57.2 percent of the vote while Feeney received 41.1 percent. Fellow Floridian Ric Keller was defeated by Alan Grayson, an attorney who formerly ran telecommunications company IDT Corp. Grayson won 52 percent of the vote while Keller received 48 percent. In Ohio, former state legislator Steve Driehaus defeated Rep. Steve Chabot with Driehaus winning 51.5 percent of the vote and Chabot taking 48.5 percent.
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