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==Criticism==
==Criticism==
The only [[Florida]] Congressman not to live in his district, Wexler represents District 19 in Delray Beach but lives with his family at his residence in Maryland. Wexler pays no property taxes in Florida and uses his in-laws' seniors-only community home to meet residency requirements. <ref>[http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/2008/07/survey_wexler_is_floridas_only.html Wexler is Florida's only Congress member with no home in district] Sun-Sentinel, July 28, 2008</ref>
The only [[Florida]] Congressman not to live in his district, Wexler represents District 19 in Delray Beach but lives with his family at his residence in Maryland. Wexler pays no property taxes in Florida and uses his in-laws' seniors-only community home to meet residency requirements. <ref>[http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/2008/07/survey_wexler_is_floridas_only.html Wexler is Florida's only Congress member with no home in district] Sun-Sentinel, July 28, 2008</ref> Due to criticism, Wexler has decided to rent a home in Florida. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,394927,00.html Florida Congressman Robert Wexler Rents Home to Quiet Critics] AP, July 30, 2008</ref>
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