Arlene Wohlgemuth
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Arlene Wohlgemuth, U.S.
politician, was the Republican nominee for the 17th Congressional District
of Texas
in 2004. She lost 51% to 48% to Chet Edwards
.
Wohlgemuth served as a Representative from District 58 in the Texas House of Representatives
in the Seventy-fourth
through Seventy-eighth Texas Legislature
s representing Bosque
and Johnson counties
in north central Texas. She gained some attention in state politics in 1997 for what became known as the "Memorial Day
Massacre" when a procedural motion she proposed in the Texas House of Representatives
led to 52 proposed bills falling on technical grounds after opposition legislators had used a similar procedure to prevent a vote being held on a proposal supported by Wohlgemuth requiring parental notification if a minor has an abortion.
Wohlgemuth now serves with the Texas Public Policy Foundation
as a Visiting Research Fellow in its Center for Health Care Policy Studies.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician, was the Republican nominee for the 17th Congressional District
Texas's 17th congressional district
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of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in 2004. She lost 51% to 48% to Chet Edwards
Chet Edwards
Thomas Chester "Chet" Edwards is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. He represented a district based in Waco, Texas from 1991 to 2011, and served in the Texas Senate from 1983 until 1990. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
.
Wohlgemuth served as a Representative from District 58 in the Texas House of Representatives
Texas House of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members elected from single-member districts across the state. The average district has about 150,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits...
in the Seventy-fourth
Seventy-fourth Texas Legislature
The 74th Texas Legislature met from January 10, 1995 to May 29, 1995. All members present during this session were elected in the 1994 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: Bob Bullock, Democrat...
through Seventy-eighth Texas Legislature
Seventy-eighth Texas Legislature
The Seventy-eighth Texas Legislature met from January 14 to June 2, 2003 in regular session, and in three called sessions in 2003, and a fourth called session in 2004...
s representing Bosque
Bosque County, Texas
Bosque County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 17,204. Its county seat is Meridian. Clifton, however, is the largest city and the cultural/financial center of the county. Bosque is named for the Bosque River, which runs through...
and Johnson counties
Johnson County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 126,811 people, 43,636 households, and 34,428 families residing in the county. The population density was 174 people per square mile . There were 46,269 housing units at an average density of 63 per square mile...
in north central Texas. She gained some attention in state politics in 1997 for what became known as the "Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War...
Massacre" when a procedural motion she proposed in the Texas House of Representatives
Texas House of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members elected from single-member districts across the state. The average district has about 150,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits...
led to 52 proposed bills falling on technical grounds after opposition legislators had used a similar procedure to prevent a vote being held on a proposal supported by Wohlgemuth requiring parental notification if a minor has an abortion.
Wohlgemuth now serves with the Texas Public Policy Foundation
Texas Public Policy Foundation
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is an Independent think tank based in Austin, Texas. It is a member of the State Policy Network, a network of free-market leaning think tanks....
as a Visiting Research Fellow in its Center for Health Care Policy Studies.