 He did not seek reelection in 1986 after contracting Lyme disease from a tick bite . Though he no longer serves in Congress , Bedell remains active in Iowa politics , strongly supporting Howard Dean in 2004 over John Kerry . In the 2008 presidential election , he met several times with Chris Dodd , but endorsed Barack Obama in the end . 
 He did not seek <a href='negative_concord' title='1'><mark>reelection</mark></a> in 1986 after contracting Lyme disease from a tick bite . Though he no longer <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>serves</mark></a> in Congress , Bedell <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>remains</mark></a> active in Iowa politics , strongly supporting Howard Dean in 2004 over John Kerry . In the 2008 presidential election , he<a href='been_done' title='4'><mark></mark></a> met several times with Chris Dodd , but endorsed Barack Obama in the end . 
He did not seek no reelection in 1986 after contracting Lyme disease from a tick bite . Though he no longer serve in Congress , Bedell remain active in Iowa politics , strongly supporting Howard Dean in 2004 over John Kerry . In da 2008 presidential election , he been met several times w/ Chris Dodd , but endorsed Barack Obama in tdaend .