Art Robinson ran in the GOP Primary to represent the Oregon in 4th Congressional District. Wise Republican voters selected Dr. Art Robinson to represent them in the November 2010 Congressional race against Democrat Peter DeFazio.
I saw an online video by Art Robinson at the 4th International Climate Change Conference explaining why he is running. He wants to being some scientific rationality to the discussions on issues in Congress, especially climate change. "Let's have at least one real scientist in Congress," he said.
Dr Robertson is an expert on energy and founder of the Oregon Institute of Science & Medicine. He is widely known for his petition signed by more than 31,000 American scientists exposing human-caused global warming as a fraud.
It wouldn't hurt to have more than a few engineers (those well versed in the practical applications of science) in Congress either.
My Congressman is Rush Holt NJ-12, who is/was a plasma physicist or some-such.
Hopefully he'll soon be my ex-Congressman, but that's sadly doubtful.