Run For Congress
In 2002, De La Torre ran for the House of Representatives to represent California's 39th Congressional District. He came in second in a six person Democratic primary, losing to Linda Sánchez by a 29-33 margin.
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Famous quotes containing the words run for, run and/or congress:
“Adrenalin dispels boredom. Run, you sufferers from ennui! Run for your lives!”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.”
—Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960)
“I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.”
—Robert E. Lee (1807–1870)