Condit was elected to Congress in 1989 in a special election , after House Democratic Whip Tony Coelho resigned . He was elected to a full term in 1990 , and reelected five more times without serious difficulty ( Condit had no Republican challenger during the general elections of 1992 and 1998 ) . His most important committee assignment was as a senior member on the House Intelligence Committee in the months and years prior to the September 11 attacks . Like most Democrats from the Central Valley , Condit was somewhat more conservative than other Democrats from California . A Blue Dog Democrat , Condit voted against President Bill Clinton more frequently than all Congressional Democrats
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Gary Condit