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Republican caucus. Bundgaard said, "I serve at the pleasure of the caucus and have emphasized that fact to my caucus for the past two weeks," Bundgaard told Reuters. "I did not want my personal life, which has been sensationalized in the media, to be a distraction at this critical time."
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604:"Our Campaigns - AZ State Senate 19 - R Primary Race - Sep 12, 2000"
586:"Our Campaigns - AZ State Senate 19 - R Primary Race - Sep 08, 1998"
568:"Our Campaigns - AZ State Senate 19 - R Primary Race - Sep 10, 1996"
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