Rep. Stearns Loses Reelection Bid

Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) -- a key EPA critic who has used his position as House Energy & Commerce Committee oversight panel chair to target various Obama administration energy and environmental policies -- has conceded defeat in his primary reelection bid. Stearns is the latest GOP incumbent lawmaker to fall to a Tea Party challenger in a primary contest. But House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee John Mica (R-FL) beat back a Tea Party challenge from fellow incumbent Rep. Sandy Adams...