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Article: Va. Rookie Joins GOP In Outfield
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- The Washington Post
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- January 15, 1989
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Earlier this month, newly elected lawmakers from around the
country packed their bags and headed to Washington. Robert L.
Calhoun did the opposite.
Last week, Calhoun locked the door to his Connecticut Avenue and
K Street NW law office and left town for his new seat in the Virginia
State Capitol.
Once here, the Alexandria resident quickly learned what it means
to be a rookie and a Republican in Richmond, a town where seniority
delivers you to the gates of power and Democrats let you in.
"I feel like I'm in a rubber room and they're playing ping-pong
with me," he said only hours after arriving here. Calhoun wanted to
be assigned to the coveted Courts of Justice Committee. He got ...
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