Chet Edwards is a former state senator from Waco who was initially elected to the U.S. House in 1990. He was among individuals described in press accounts as under consideration by then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama to be the 2008 Democratic nominee for vice president. He lost the 2010 general election to Republican Bill Flores.
Chet Edwards"When Washington liberals wanted to take away our guns, Chet said no."
Says opponent Bill Flores helped run a company that laid off over 3,000 workers and paid off executives with millions.
Republican challenger Bill Flores "has never once voted in a general election in our district."