Ilya Breyman
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Ilya Breyman
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Education
High school
Council Rock High School
Bachelor's
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 2006
Graduate
Georgetown University, 2007
Graduate
University of Pennsylvania, 2017
Personal
Religion
Jewish
Profession
Entrepreneur
Contact
Ilya Breyman (Democratic Party) ran for election to thePennsylvania House of Representatives to representDistrict 178. He lost in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.
Breyman completed Ballotpedia'sCandidate Connection survey in 2022.Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ilya Breyman was born in Leningrad, USSR. He earned a high school diploma from Council Rock High School, a bachelor's degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 2006, a graduate degree from Georgetown University in 2007, and a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2017. His career experience includes working as an entrepreneur.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178
Kristin Marcell defeatedIlya Breyman in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kristin Marcell (R) | 56.6 | 20,075 |
 | Ilya Breyman (D)  | 43.4 | 15,410 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 35,485 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brittany Kosin (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178
Ilya Breyman advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ilya Breyman | 99.6 | 6,724 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 30 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 | Total votes: 6,754 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178
Kristin Marcell advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristin Marcell | 98.8 | 9,178 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 114 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 | Total votes: 9,292 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brittany Kosin (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also:Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ilya Breyman completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Breyman's responses.
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I am a first-generation immigrant, an education technology entrepreneur, and a parent of two young children. I was born in what was then Leningrad and immigrated to the US with my family in 2001, when I was 16. I graduated from Council Rock High School and then received my bachelor’s and master’s from Georgetown University. I worked internationally in HR consulting and corporate venture capital before co-founding my own startup.
- We must start mending divisions caused by political polarization and partisan bickering.
- We must invest in people by improving our education system, leveling the playing field for Pennsylvanian workers and small businesses, and ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to realize their American dream
- We must protect the rights that previous generations of Americans have fought for with their blood, sweat, and tears
Education quality and access
Smart community-driven investments in infrastructure
Election reform - ending partisan gerrymandering, repealing closed primaries and introducing ranked choice voting
Child care access and affordability
My mother. She came to the US when she was 39, bringing me and my sister in search of the American dream. She spoke very little English and worked as a substitute teacher in the mornings and afternoons and as a child care assistant in the evenings so that we could afford to live in one of the best school districts in PA. While working full time she started her own early education business at home which grew into two early education centers serving 500 children. Her hard work, enterprising spirit, and desire to serve the community are incredibly inspiring and epitomize the Promise of America that attracted so many immigrants before her and will continue to attract in the future making America truly great.
Empathy, transparency, and openness to new ideas
As an entrepreneur, I constantly have to think outside the box and look for innovative solutions. I am not afraid of hard problems because doing what’s right is never easy. I am open-minded and am always looking for opportunities to collaborate and pursue shared goals. These qualities would allow me to break outside of the political binary and work with anyone who is willing to find solutions that benefit all Pennsylvanians
The core responsibilities are to ensure that Pennsylvanians’ hard-earned tax dollars are spent in the most responsible way and to serve as a liaison between my constituents and state government agencies in matters that are important to them.
I would like to be remembered as someone who helped promote unity and bridge the partisan divide.
The collapse of the Soviet Union. I was 6 and I was still living in Leningrad. It was a moment of hope when I felt that freedom and democracy might endure after the fall of authoritarianism
My first job was when I just started college. One of the upperclassmen in the Jewish Student Association introduced me to the college Rabbi who was looking for a secretary. I did the job for a year as a freshman, was paid $6.5/hour and had the opportunity to learn from one of the wisest people I've known - Rabbi Harold White - the first Jewish chaplain at a Jesuit university in the US
The Three Musketeers by Dumas. Ever since I was a kid, I loved reading historical fiction and non-fiction and I always loved the Dumas’ trilogy because its characters are portrayed as regular human beings with all their flaws, but at the same time they show how one can love, be patriotic, courageous, and do what is right no matter the cost.
Jamie Fraser from Outlander - he can be strong and vulnerable at the same time, he is open-minded, loyal to his family and to his country, and ready to sacrifice so much to fight for what is right
Believer by Imagine Dragons
I came to the US when I was 16 and I still have an accent.
They should collaborate in the best interest of all Pennsylvanians setting aside their political agenda when decisions have to be made.
Our greatest challenge will be overcoming the partisan divide and deep-rooted distrust in our institutions and career politicians, who would need to earn back people’s respect and trust by putting aside their differences and working together to benefit all people in the Commonwealth
Unicameral state legislatures cost less to taxpayers and can pass bills more rapidly. It’s also much more difficult for them to avoid responsibility because passing the buck to the upper or lower chamber isn’t an option. It does guarantee that, in a two-party system one party will always control the legislature, whereas in a bicameral system it is possible that the two chambers can be controlled by different parties which forces them to find common ground.
It can be useful because this way state legislators don’t need to learn how the government works on the job. At the same time, those state legislators who have experience in government or politics may have too many conflicting ties and relationships which would limit their ability to represent their constituents. Having real life experience and knowing their constituents’ needs is much more important, in my opinion, than having experience in government or politics
It’s not just beneficial - it’s mandatory. Lawmaking is a collaborative effort and the best laws take multiple points of view into consideration. Other legislators have different personal experiences and different constituencies and can offer a different perspective. These relationships would allow me to learn from them and become a better legislator myself. They would also allow me to overcome the partisan gridlock that, unfortunately, many legislators find themselves in
I believe that politicians should never be in charge of the process of redistricting. If one person, one vote to actually be operable for all Americans, we must remove the ability of any majority party to rig an election in its favor. When politicians choose the boundaries of political districts, they are, in effect, choosing their voters, rather than the voters choosing them. I believe that the best way to accomplish this is by placing the powers of the decennial redistricting process in the hands of non-partisan commissions of experts in the field, with their work being appealable only to the courts, and not “correctable” by the legislature, no matter the size of the their majority. Partisan elected politicians have shown time and again that if you give them an inch, they will take a mile, and if a redistricting commission allows for the legislature to place its thumbs on the scales, the legislature will, almost invariably, do exactly that, eventually to such an extent that the redistricting commissions work becomes functionally meaningless.
I believe that the act of partisan gerrymandering is an existential threat to the survival of the Republic. For any democracy, it is important that citizens feel that their government is actually responsive to their interests—and not the interests of career politicians willing to use any tool at their disposal to maintain their positions of power in perpetuity.
I believe that the act of partisan gerrymandering is an existential threat to the survival of the Republic. For any democracy, it is important that citizens feel that their government is actually responsive to their interests—and not the interests of career politicians willing to use any tool at their disposal to maintain their positions of power in perpetuity.
Children and Youth
Education
Environmental Resources and Energy
Local Government
Franklin Kury who was ahead of his times when he introduced the constitutional amendment guaranteeing that all Pennsylvanians have the right to enjoy clean air and water
Maybe. But I would like to earn that privilege by serving my constituents as their State Representative first
It should be able to provide checks and balances to any executive powers to prevent their abuse.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Candidate Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 28, 2022
Current members of thePennsylvania House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Joanna McClinton
Majority Leader:Matthew Bradford
Minority Leader:Jesse Topper
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Patrick Harkins (D)
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Robert Merski (D)
District 3
Ryan Bizzarro (D)
District 4
Jake Banta (R)
District 5
Eric Weaknecht (R)
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Bradley Roae (R)
District 7
Parke Wentling (R)
District 8
Aaron Bernstine (R)
District 9
Marla Brown (R)
District 10
Amen Brown (D)
District 11
Marci Mustello (R)
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John Lawrence (R)
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Roman Kozak (R)
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Joshua Kail (R)
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Robert Matzie (D)
District 17
Tim Bonner (R)
District 18
K.C. Tomlinson (R)
District 19
Aerion Abney (D)
District 20
Emily Kinkead (D)
District 21
Lindsay Powell (D)
District 22
Vacant
District 23
Dan Frankel (D)
District 24
La'Tasha Mayes (D)
District 25
Brandon Markosek (D)
District 26
Paul Friel (D)
District 27
Daniel Deasy (D)
District 28
Jeremy Shaffer (R)
District 29
Tim Brennan (D)
District 30
Arvind Venkat (D)
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Perry Warren (D)
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Joe McAndrew (D)
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Mandy Steele (D)
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District 35
Dan Goughnour (D)
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Jessica Benham (D)
District 37
Mindy Fee (R)
District 38
John Inglis (D)
District 39
Andrew Kuzma (R)
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Natalie Mihalek (R)
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Brett Miller (R)
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Keith Greiner (R)
District 44
Valerie Gaydos (R)
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Anita Kulik (D)
District 46
Jason Ortitay (R)
District 47
Joe D'Orsie (R)
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Timothy O'Neal (R)
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Bud Cook (R)
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Ryan Warner (R)
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Steven Malagari (D)
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Greg Scott (D)
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Jill Cooper (R)
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Brian Rasel (R)
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Eric Nelson (R)
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Eric Davanzo (R)
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Leslie Rossi (R)
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Abby Major (R)
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Liz Hanbidge (D)
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James Struzzi (R)
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Josh Bashline (R)
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R. James (R)
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Kathy Rapp (R)
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Brian Smith (R)
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Martin Causer (R)
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Clint Owlett (R)
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Carl Metzgar (R)
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Matthew Bradford (D)
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Jim Rigby (R)
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Frank Burns (D)
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Dallas Kephart (R)
District 74
Dan Williams (D)
District 75
Mike Armanini (R)
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District 77
Scott Conklin (D)
District 78
Jesse Topper (R)
District 79
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District 80
Scott Barger (R)
District 81
Richard Irvin (R)
District 82
Paul Takac (D)
District 83
Jamie Flick (R)
District 84
Joe Hamm (R)
District 85
David Rowe (R)
District 86
Perry Stambaugh (R)
District 87
Thomas Kutz (R)
District 88
Sheryl Delozier (R)
District 89
Rob Kauffman (R)
District 90
Chad Reichard (R)
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Dan Moul (R)
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Marc Anderson (R)
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Mike Jones (R)
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Wendy Fink (R)
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Carol Hill-Evans (D)
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Nikki Rivera (D)
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Steven Mentzer (R)
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Tom Jones (R)
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David Zimmerman (R)
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Bryan Cutler (R)
District 101
John Schlegel (R)
District 102
Russell Diamond (R)
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Nate Davidson (D)
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Dave Madsen (D)
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Justin Fleming (D)
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Thomas Mehaffie (R)
District 107
Joanne Stehr (R)
District 108
Michael Stender (R)
District 109
Robert Leadbeter (R)
District 110
Tina Pickett (R)
District 111
Jonathan Fritz (R)
District 112
Kyle Mullins (D)
District 113
Kyle Donahue (D)
District 114
District 115
Maureen Madden (D)
District 116
Dane Watro (R)
District 117
Jamie Walsh (R)
District 118
James Haddock (D)
District 119
Alec Ryncavage (R)
District 120
Brenda Pugh (R)
District 121
Eddie Pashinski (D)
District 122
Doyle Heffley (R)
District 123
Tim Twardzik (R)
District 124
Jamie Barton (R)
District 125
Joe Kerwin (R)
District 126
Jacklyn Rusnock (D)
District 127
Manuel Guzman (D)
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Mark Gillen (R)
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David Maloney (R)
District 131
Milou Mackenzie (R)
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Jeanne McNeill (D)
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Peter Schweyer (D)
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Steve Samuelson (D)
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Robert Freeman (D)
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Joe Emrick (R)
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Ann Flood (R)
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Jeff Olsommer (R)
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Jim Prokopiak (D)
District 141
Tina Davis (D)
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Joseph Hogan (R)
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Shelby Labs (R)
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Brian Munroe (D)
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Craig Staats (R)
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Joseph Ciresi (D)
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Donna Scheuren (R)
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Mary Daley (D)
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Tim Briggs (D)
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Joseph Webster (D)
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Melissa Cerrato (D)
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Nancy Guenst (D)
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Ben Sanchez (D)
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Napoleon Nelson (D)
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Christina Sappey (D)
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Carol Kazeem (D)
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Craig Williams (R)
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Mary Isaacson (D)
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Kristin Marcell (R)
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Jason Dawkins (D)
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Jose Giral (D)
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Malcolm Kenyatta (D)
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Benjamin Waxman (D)
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Zachary Mako (R)
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Regina Young (D)
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Jordan Harris (D)
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Gary Day (R)
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Rick Krajewski (D)
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Tarah Probst (D)
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Roni Green (D)
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Joanna McClinton (D)
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Morgan Cephas (D)
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Tarik Khan (D)
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Keith Harris (D)
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Danilo Burgos (D)
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Darisha Parker (D)
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Barbara Gleim (R)
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Christopher Rabb (D)
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Andre Carroll (D)
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Jared Solomon (D)
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Anthony Bellmon (D)
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