▁Republican ▁Clay ▁C ox ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁with ▁ 5 9 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁He ▁has ▁never ▁faced ▁another ▁contest ▁even ▁that ▁close , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁re elect ed ▁eight ▁times , ▁even ▁running ▁uno pp osed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁terms , ▁Scott ▁represented ▁a ▁district ▁that ▁tw isted ▁and ▁w ound ▁its ▁way ▁through ▁parts ▁of ▁nine ▁count ies ▁and ▁was ▁bare ly ▁cont igu ous ▁in ▁some ▁areas . ▁In ▁a ▁mid - de cade ▁red istrict ing ▁held ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁elections , ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁red ra wn ▁to ▁be ▁somewhat ▁more ▁compact , ▁with ▁its ▁population ▁centered ▁in ▁Clay ton , ▁Douglas ▁and ▁F ult on ▁count ies . ▁Red istrict ing ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁gave ▁the ▁district ▁all ▁of ▁Douglas ▁County ▁and ▁pushed ▁it ▁further ▁into ▁Clay ton . ▁ ▁Committee ▁assign ments ▁Committee ▁on ▁Agricult ure ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁General ▁Farm ▁Com mod ities ▁and ▁R isk ▁Management ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Liv est ock , ▁D air y , ▁and ▁P oul try ▁Committee ▁on ▁Fin an cial ▁Services ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Fin an cial ▁Institution s ▁and ▁Cons umer ▁Cred it ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Policy ▁and ▁Trade ▁NAT O ▁Parliament ary ▁Assembly ▁ ▁Party ▁leadership ▁Co - Ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Study