Chris Bell (politician)

Chris Bell (born November 23, 1959) is currently a Democratic member of Congress for Texas District 25 in Houston, elected in 2002. He was defeated in a Democratic primary for District 9 which replaced District 25 in a redistricting by Al Green, the former President of the Houston NAACP in a primary election on March 9, 2004. About half of the constituents from the old District 25 were placed in the new District 9, which is a more ethnically diverse seat. District 9's population is 37 per cent black, 30 per cent Hispanic, 21 per cent white and 11 per cent Asian.

He filed an ethics complaint against Tom DeLay on June 15, 2004, ending a 7-year truce between the parties. Both have accused each other of intent to create personal defamation.