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1239:Republican
1176:Sandy Senn
1167:Brad Hutto
1005:Mia McLeod
942:Wes Climer
852:Tom Corbin
798:Brad Hutto
685:2024-07-09
660:2024-04-22
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585:2024-07-09
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190:Wes Climer
174:Profession
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388:General
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