Any veteran can tell you it is already hard enough to see a doctor down at the VA and get the health care they were promised when they signed up to serve this country.

Bob Smither the father of the murdered girl was Lampson's Libertarian opponent in the 2006 election. Also as mentioned above he had family connections in the district. S.

Lampson was defeated in 2008 in his re-election bid by the Republican Pete Olson. S. After an extremely controversial mid-decade redistricting he lost his congressional seat in 2004.