Chris Bell
Democrat Representative of Texas's 25th district
Representative
Texas, district 25
January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005
- American politician, attorney, and former journalist
- Graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and South Texas College of Law
- Served on the Houston City Council from 1997 to 2001
- Served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005
- Was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas in 2006, losing to Rick Perry
- Specializes in personal injury and commercial litigation as an attorney
- Former radio journalist named “best radio reporter in the state” in 1990 by the Texas Associated Press
- Ran unsuccessfully for the Texas House of Representatives in 1984
- Focused on ethics reform and customer-driven government during his time on the Houston City Council
- Founded the Port Security Caucus while in Congress
- Filed an ethics complaint against Tom DeLay in 2004
- Ran unsuccessfully for the Texas Senate in 2008 and for Houston Mayor in 2015
- Ran for Senate in Texas in the 2020 election but lost in the Democratic primary
- Supports increased spending for public education, a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, and stem cell research
- Opposes the Trans-Texas Corridor and supports gay rights, including residency for immigrant same-sex partners of U.S. citizens
- Voted no on banning partial birth abortion except to save the mother’s life, with a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America