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At the Races: Have we heard this song before?
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Trent Kelly held a series of “emergency” fundraising receptions for them, according to an invitation obtained by CQ Roll Call.
“I didn’t know how people would view someone like myself running for office,” the Illinois Democrat told CQ Roll Call in 2017, when he first came to Congress.
“It would surprise me if we even come close to making that 33 percent average,” he told CQ Roll Call on Tuesday about two hours before polls closed.
“We wish them well as they head off back to boring, normal high school,” McConnell said.
Her district covers much of Houston, where Thomas went to high school. Thomas’ official responsibilities ran the gamut.