Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., the only openly atheist member of Congress, lost his race for another term on Tuesday (Nov. 6).
But secularists will not remain unrepresented in the Capitol. Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, a former Arizona state senator who was raised Mormon and is a bisexual, has narrowly won her pitch for a House seat by 2,000 votes.
MORE: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/secular-ariz-democrat-to-replace-sole-atheist-in-congress/2012/11/09/a91885fa-2ab4-11e2-aaa5-ac786110c486_story.html
See also...
Rep. Pete Stark Was One of Us
http://secular.org/blogs/chris-lombardi/rep-pete-stark-was-one-us
Would You Vote For An Atheist? Tell The Truth
http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/164963163/would-you-vote-for-an-atheist-tell-the-truth
