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Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed ( ahb-DOOL el-SAY-id; born October 31, 1984), is an American epidemiologist, academic, and politician who is the United States senator-elect from the state of Michigan. Born and raised in southeast Michigan, El-Sayed graduated from the University of Michigan and was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where he earned a doctorate in public health.
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James Dell Talarico ( TAL-ə-REE-koh, born May 17, 1989) is an American politician and educator who is the United States senator-elect from Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served since 2018 as a member of the Texas House of Representatives. Born in Round Rock, Texas, Talarico is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University.
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Regina Inez Hinojosa ( EE-nə-HOH-sə; Spanish: [inoˈxosa]; born December 8, 1973) is an American politician and lawyer who is the governor-elect of Texas. after winning the midterms on November 3, 2026 against Greg Abbott. she made history by turning Texas blue and being the first democrat to be governor in texas since 1995.
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Thomas Jonathan Ossoff (born February 16, 1987) is an American politician who has served as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. He is the youngest incumbent U.S. senator, and a member of the Democratic Party. Raised in Metro Atlanta, Ossoff graduated from Georgetown University and the London School of Economics.
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United States midterm election
Midterm elections in the United States are the general elections that are held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term of office, on Election Day on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Federal offices that are up for election during the midterms include all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, and 33 or 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate.
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2026 United States Senate elections
The 2026 United States Senate elections were held on November 3, 2026, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections. In these elections, voters elected candidates to six-year terms that begin on January 3, 2027, and expire on January 3, 2033.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms (née Lance; born January 18, 1970), also known by her initials KLB, is an American attorney and politician who is the governor-elect of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 2018 to 2022 as the 60th mayor of Atlanta and from 2010 to 2018 as a member of the Atlanta City Council, representing part of Southwest Atlanta.
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Gregory Wayne Abbott ( ABB-ət; born November 13, 1957) is an American politician, attorney, and jurist serving as the 48th Governor of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2002 to 2015 as the 50th attorney general of Texas and from 1996 to 2001 as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court. As of 2026, Abbott is the longest-serving incumbent governor in the United States.
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party. Its main rival is the Republican Party, and since the 1850s, both have dominated American politics.
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2026 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 midterm elections during President Donald Trump's second nonconsecutive term.
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2028 United States Senate elections
The 2028 United States Senate elections will be held on November 7, 2028, with 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections, the winners of which will serve 6-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3, 2029, to January 3, 2035, which will include the entire term of the president who wins the 2028 presidential election and the first two years of the 2032 presidential election winner's term.
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Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born into a wealthy New York City family, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics.
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Amy Leigh Acton (née Stearns, formerly Beech; born February 16, 1966) is an American physician and politician who is the governor-elect of Ohio. She previously served as the director of the Ohio Department of Health, in which capacity she led Ohio's COVID-19 pandemic response from 2019 to 2020. Acton was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio.
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Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy (born August 9, 1985) is an American entrepreneur. He founded Roivant Sciences, a biotechnological pharmaceutical company, in 2014 and was its chief executive officer until 2021. Ramaswamy was a candidate in the 2024 Republican primaries, but withdrew his bid and endorsed Donald Trump.
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the United States Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of the Constitution of the United States in enumerated matters to pass or defeat federal legislation, known as bills.
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Chris Pappas (American politician)
Christopher Charles Pappas ( PAPP-əss; born June 4, 1980) is an American politician who is the United States senator-elect from New Hampshire. A member of the Democratic Party, Pappas has served as the U.S. representative from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district since 2019. He also served on the New Hampshire Executive Council from 2013 to 2019.
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2026 United States Senate election in Texas
The 2026 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. Democratic state representative James Talarico defeated Republican state attorney general Ken Paxton.
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Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a right-wing populist, neo-nationalist political party in the United States, sitting on the right-wing to far-right of the political spectrum. Founded in 1854, it emerged as the main rival of the Democratic Party in the 1850s, and the two parties have dominated American politics since then.
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. xxx is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic websites on the Internet. This option enables website operators to establish a web address like example. xxx instead of example.com. The sponsoring organization for . xxx is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR).
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Scott Winston Colom ( kə-LOHM; born December 24, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician serving as district attorney for the 16th Judicial District of Mississippi. He is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi. He is a former nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
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Haley Maria Stevens (born June 24, 1983) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 11th congressional district since 2019. Elected as a member of the Democratic Party, Stevens represents most of urbanized Oakland County, including many of Detroit's northern suburbs.
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2026 Texas gubernatorial election
The 2026 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Texas. Republican incumbent Greg Abbott was seeking a record fourth term, but was unexpectedly defeated by Democratic state representative Gina Hinojosa, who will become the first Latina governor of the state and the first woman or Democrat to be elected since Ann Richards in 1990.
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VisionQuest is an American television miniseries created by Terry Matalas for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Vision. A spin-off from and sequel to the miniseries WandaVision (2021), it is the 18th television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from Marvel Studios and is produced under its Marvel Television label.
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2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi
The 2026 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Mississippi. Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith is seeking re-election to a second full term. She was challenged by Democratic Lowndes County district attorney Scott Colom.
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The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
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Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
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Troy Dale Jackson (born June 26, 1968) is an American politician and former logger who is the United States senator-elect from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Maine Senate from 2008 to 2014 and from 2016 to 2024, representing parts of northern Aroostook County. He was the Senate president from 2018 to 2024.
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2026 United States gubernatorial elections
Gubernatorial elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2026. These elections took place in 36 states and three territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2022, except in New Hampshire and Vermont, where governors serve two-year terms and elected their governors in 2024.
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2024 United States presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. The Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and Ohio junior senator JD Vance defeated the Democratic ticket of incumbent vice president Kamala Harris and Minnesota governor Tim Walz.
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Michele Joan Tafoya (born December 17, 1964) is an American former journalist and sports broadcaster. She worked for ABC, NBC, CBS, and ESPN. After beginning her career on Minneapolis-St.Paul-based radio and television stations, she became the host of CBS Sports Spectacular in 1994. Tafoya later joined ABC and ESPN, covering football and basketball.
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Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
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Rafael Edward Cruz (born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Texas. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2003 to 2008 as the third solicitor general of Texas. He has been described as a movement conservative, a social conservative, and a constitutional conservative with libertarian leanings.
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Adam Joseph Hamilton (born July 12, 1964) is an American politician and Methodist minister who is the United States senator-elect from Kansas. A member of the Democratic Party, he is senior pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, the largest United Methodist congregation in the United States, based in the Greater Kansas City area.
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Margaret Ann Hartmann Flanagan (Ojibwe: Gizhiiwewidamookwe; born September 22, 1979) is an American politician and Ojibwe activist who is the United States senator-elect from Minnesota. She has served since 2019 as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Flanagan served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
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Annie Elizabeth Andrews (née Lintzenich; born August 9, 1980) is an American pediatrician and politician who is the United States senator-elect from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Andrews is the first woman elected to the United States Senate from South Carolina and the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate election in South Carolina since 1998.
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2026 United States Senate election in Michigan
The 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 3, 2026 to elect the Class 2 member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Michigan. Democratic former Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican former representative Mike Rogers. Democratic incumbent Gary Peters did not seek a third term.
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Robert Howard Sand (born August 12, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who is the governor-elect of Iowa and has served since 2019 as the 33rd state auditor of Iowa. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the assistant attorney general of Iowa from 2010 to 2017. In 2018, he ran for state auditor, defeating Republican incumbent Mary Mosiman.
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Ramayana: Part 1 is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language epic mythological film directed by Nitesh Tiwari, who co-wrote the screenplay with Shridhar Raghavan. Produced by Namit Malhotra and Yash, the film is based on the epic poem Ramayana by Valmiki, which chronicles the life and trials of Prince Rama. It is the first of a two-part film.
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Cindy Hyde-Smith (née Hyde; born May 10, 1959) is an American politician serving since 2018 as the junior United States senator from Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2012 to 2018 as the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and from 2000 to 2012 in the Mississippi State Senate.
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2028 United States presidential election
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the United States on November 7, 2028, to elect the president and vice president to a four-year term, with the winners scheduled to be inaugurated on January 20, 2029. Incumbent Republican president Donald Trump is ineligible to run for a third term due to the term limits established by the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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John Frieda (born Alan Howard Frieda; 9 July 1951 – 3 November 2026) was a British celebrity hairstylist and founder of hair salon and hair product businesses. The hair product business was acquired in 2002 by Kao Corporation, Japan. As of March 2025, The Sunday Times estimated his net worth at £150 million.
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Elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2022. In these midterm elections, which occurred during incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden's term, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate were contested to determine the 118th United States Congress.
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Mike Rogers (Michigan politician)
Michael Joseph Rogers (born June 2, 1963) is an American politician and former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who served from 2001 to 2015 as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2011 to 2015.
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List of current United States senators
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress. As of July 2026, there are 53 Republican senators, 45 Democratic senators, and two independent senators who caucus with the Democrats.
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Charles Ellis Schumer ( SHOO-mər; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving since 1999 as a United States senator from New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and served as Senate majority leader from 2021 to 2025. He has served two stints as Senate minority leader, from 2017 to 2021 and since 2025.
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2026 Israeli legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Israel on 27 October 2026 to elect the 120 members of the 26th Knesset and determine the governing coalition that succeeds the 37th government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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2026 United States Senate election in South Carolina
The 2026 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent South Carolina. Democratic pediatrician Annie Andrews defeated Republican appointee Darline Graham in an upset.
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Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and attorney who has been a United States senator from Kentucky since 1985 and has been Kentucky's senior U.S. senator since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, McConnell is in his seventh Senate term, making him the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history.
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Jailer 2 is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. It was produced by Kalanithi Maran through Sun Pictures. A sequel to Jailer (2023), the film stars Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa and Rithvik reprising their roles from the predecessor, with S. J. Suryah, Mithun Chakraborty, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Vidya Balan joining the cast.
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Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating "pure" photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph.
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Elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. In the presidential election, Republican former president Donald Trump, seeking a non-consecutive second term, defeated incumbent Democratic vice president Kamala Harris. Republicans also gained control of the Senate and held narrow control of the House of Representatives, winning a government trifecta for the first time since 2016.
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Archive of Our Own (AO3) is a nonprofit, open-source repository for fanfiction (fanfic) and other fanworks contributed by users. The site was created in 2008 by the Organization for Transformative Works. As of 18 September 2026, Archive of Our Own hosts over 18,470,000 works in over 82,900 fandoms, including those related to real people (RPF).
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Angela Nixon (born February 27, 1984) is an American politician and businesswoman who has served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2020. A member of the Working Families Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, she was the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate special election in Florida.
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Nithya V. Raman (born July 28, 1981) is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020. Raman, a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated incumbent councilmember David Ryu in 2020 and was re-elected in 2024.
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2026 United States Senate election in Alaska
The 2026 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Alaska. Republican incumbent Dan S. Sullivan is seeking a third term. He is being challenged by Democratic former representative Mary Peltola.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has been the 112th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he represented the 36th district in the New York State Assembly from 2021 to 2025. Mamdani is New York City's first Muslim and first Asian American mayor.
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Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American to serve as president. Obama represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
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James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman; August 2, 1984) is an American politician, author, venture capitalist, and Marine Corps veteran serving as the 50th vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the state of Ohio in the United States Senate from 2023 to 2025.
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Elizabeth Anne Holmes (born February 3, 1984) is an American businesswoman convicted of fraud in connection with her health technology company Theranos. Holmes founded Theranos in 2003, and its valuation soared in the early 2010s after it claimed to have revolutionized blood testing by developing methods that needed only very small volumes of blood, such as from a fingerprick.
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Godzilla Minus Zero (Japanese: ゴジラ-0. 0（マイナスゼロ）, Hepburn: Gojira Mainasu Zero) is a 2026 Japanese epic kaiju film written, directed, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. A sequel to Godzilla Minus One (2023), it is the 39th film in the Godzilla franchise, the 34th film thereof produced by Toho, and the sixth installment in the franchise's Reiwa era.
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David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams (), is an English actor, comedian, writer and television personality. He rose to prominence for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly with Me (2010–2011). From 2012 to 2022, Walliams was a judge on the television talent competition Britain's Got Talent.
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2024 United States Senate elections
The 2024 United States Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024. Regularly scheduled elections were held for 33 out of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate, and special elections were held in California and Nebraska. U.S. senators are divided into three classes whose six-year terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years.
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James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he is in his fifth House term, having represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district since 2017. His district is based in Shreveport and includes much of the state's northwestern portion.
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John Karl Fetterman ( FET-ər-mən; born August 15, 1969) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania, a seat he has held since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2006 to 2019 as the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, and from 2019 to 2023 as the 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania.
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Lauren Opal Boebert ( BOH-bərt; née Roberts; born December 19, 1986) is an American politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district beginning in 2025, having previously represented Colorado's 3rd congressional district from 2021 to 2025.
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Ashley Brooke Moody (born March 28, 1975) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Florida. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2019 to 2025 as the 38th Florida attorney general. Born in Plant City, Florida, Moody is an alumna of the University of Florida and Stetson University.
