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'''Alan Mark Grayson''' (born March 13, 1958 in [[Bronx]], [[New York]]) is a former [[Democrat]]ic U.S. Representative from [[Florida]]'s 8th congressional district, having been elected by a 52%-48% margin in the 2008 election. Grayson spent a career as a lawyer, and was ranked the 12th-wealthiest member of [[Congress]]. <ref>http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/10/01/who-is-alan-grayson-anyway/</ref> He served on the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Science and Technology.
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'''Alan Mark Grayson''' (born March 13, 1958 in [[Bronx]], [[New York]]) is a [[Democrat]]ic U.S. Representative from [[Florida]]'s 9th congressional district.  He was elected by a 52%-48% margin in the 2008 election to represent the 8th congressional district. Grayson spent a career as a lawyer, and was ranked the 12th-wealthiest member of [[Congress]]. <ref>http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/10/01/who-is-alan-grayson-anyway/</ref> He served on the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Science and Technology.
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His highly controversial remarks did not sit well in this moderate district, and he was defeated by [[Dan Webster]] for a second term in office by a margin of 58% to 38%.
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His highly controversial remarks did not sit well in this moderate district, and he was defeated by [[Dan Webster]] in the 2010 election by a margin of 58% to 38%.  In 2012, Grayson won the election in the 9th congressional district by a vote of 63%-37% defeating Republican Todd Long.  In 2014, Grayson defeated Republican Carol Platt by a vote of 54% to 43%.
    
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