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Article: 10 new Senate members have solid political backgrounds.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- November 7, 2002
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Byline: Amy Fagan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The 10 new senators who will soon be regulars on Capitol Hill come from a variety of backgrounds, but all have substantial experience holding political office - including former Cabinet secretaries, former congressmen and one who has already served as a U.S. senator.
The eight Republicans and two Democrats come to the Senate by different paths. Rep. Saxby Chambliss, a Georgia Republican elected to his fourth term in the House in 2000, won an upset victory Tuesday over incumbent Democratic Sen. Max Cleland.
Three-term Democratic Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey decided to re-emerge and enter this ...