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282:(born January 28, 1961) is an American politician who served as a
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408:After his party lost a number of seats in the
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1161:"Jim Durkin to step down as House GOP Leader"
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1188:"New Faces Lead the Illinois GOP"
1133:"A huge win amid hopes for unity"
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306:. He later attended
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