▁Ken ▁Cal vert , ▁Mary ▁B ono ▁Mack , ▁and ▁Dar rell ▁Iss a . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁two ▁Republican ▁U . S . ▁Sen ators : ▁John ▁McC ain ▁( R - A Z ), ▁Lind sey ▁Graham ▁( R - SC ), ▁and ▁by ▁Independent ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁Joe ▁Lie ber man . ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁Governor ▁G av in ▁News om , ▁former ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton , ▁and ▁former ▁Massachusetts ▁Governor ▁Michael ▁D uk ak is . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election , ▁Sh erman ▁defeated ▁B erman , ▁ 6 0 % – 4 0 %. ▁ ▁Ten ure ▁ ▁First ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Sh erman ▁is ▁serving ▁his ▁t enth ▁term ▁in ▁Congress . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁Committee , ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁Dem ocrat ▁on ▁the ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Asia . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁Chair man ▁Emer it us ▁of ▁the ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁International ▁T error ism , ▁Non pro l ifer ation ▁and ▁Trade . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Services ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁has ▁held ▁over ▁ 1 6 0 ▁Town ▁Hall ▁meet ings ▁since ▁being ▁elected ▁to ▁Congress . ▁In ▁the ▁Washington ian ' s ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁anonymous ▁survey ▁of ▁con gression al ▁staff , ▁Sh