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Democrats' path to take over the House in November took a sharp right turn last night as a Republican won a special congressional election in Arizona's 8th Congressional District. Debbie Lesko, a former state senator, bested Democrat Hiral Tipirneni, a physician, by about 10,000 votes. Donald Trump won Arizona by 21 points in 2016. Lesko will serve out the term of Rep. Trent Franks, who resigned in disgrace.

September 30, 2008 Dear "Mr Rogers" - no, not my real name... Thank you for contacting me about the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (H.R. 3997) that was voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday. I joined a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives - and my seven House colleagues from Arizona - in opposing the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. I voted against the bill because it failed to provide sufficient protections for American taxpayers. Our nation is confronting serious instability in our financial markets that threatens the strength of the entire U.S. economy. Predatory lending, irresponsible trading...