WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is behind a dark horse in the Democratic veepstakes: Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas. “I hope he will be the nominee,” Pelosi said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.”
Edwards, first elected in 1990 and now in his ninth term, represents Texas’ 17th District, which includes Waco, College Station, Fort Hood and the small town of Crawford, near where President Bush has a ranch. He serves as a senior member on the House appropriations and budget committees and has guided funding measures for military veterans.
Pelosi said that amid all the talk about possible running mates from the Senate, she didn’t want the House to be left out. Presumed nominee Barack Obama has not announced when he will make his pick.
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