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| | '''Claudia Tenney''' (born February 4, 1961, age {{age|1961|2|4}}) is an attorney, publisher, and [[Republican]] who was the U.S. representative from [[New York]]'s 22nd district from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that, she served in the New York State Assembly from the 101st district. | | '''Claudia Tenney''' (born February 4, 1961, age {{age|1961|2|4}}) is an attorney, publisher, and [[Republican]] who was the U.S. representative from [[New York]]'s 22nd district from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that, she served in the New York State Assembly from the 101st district. |
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| | + | In early 2021, she supported a mass-amnesty bill for illegal aliens.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/17/lindsey-graham-house-republicans-promote-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-amid-border-crisis/</ref> |
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| | + | In February 2022, Tenney asserted that "I was [[Trump]] before Trump," as she seeks to replace the retiring Republican Tom Reed in a redrawn western congressional district in [[New York]].<ref>https://buffalonews.com/news/local/claudia-tenney-a-complicated-conservative-congresswoman-in-waiting-for-wny/article_efaa5f5c-8b58-11ec-99a9-634bf98326ef.html</ref> |
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| | ==U.S. House of Representatives== | | ==U.S. House of Representatives== |
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| | ===2020 election=== | | ===2020 election=== |
| − | Tenney announced in September 2019 that she is running in the [[2020 U.S. House elections]] to unseat Rep. Brindisi and gain back her old seat.<ref>[https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Claudia-Tenney-officially-announces-bid-to-regain-House-seat-561821541.html Claudia Tenney officially announces 2020 bid to regain House seat]</ref> Her bid is endorsed by [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://www.wktv.com/content/news/President-Trump-endorses-Claudia-Tenney-for-22nd-Congressional-567820101.html President Trump endorses Claudia Tenney for Congress]</ref> | + | Tenney announced in September 2019 that she is running in the [[2020 U.S. House elections]] to unseat Rep. Brindisi and gain back her old seat.<ref>[https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Claudia-Tenney-officially-announces-bid-to-regain-House-seat-561821541.html Claudia Tenney officially announces 2020 bid to regain House seat]</ref> Her bid is endorsed by [[Donald Trump]],<ref>[https://www.wktv.com/content/news/President-Trump-endorses-Claudia-Tenney-for-22nd-Congressional-567820101.html President Trump endorses Claudia Tenney for Congress]</ref> and she won her party's primary with 60% of the vote to proceed to the general election.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-new-york-house-district-22-primary-election.html New York Primary Election Results: 22nd Congressional District]</ref> While the general election was tight, she was eventually declared the winner. |
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