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'''Bob Turner''' is the [[Congressman]]-elect from [[New York]]'s 9th congressional district. He defeated [[Democrat]] [[David Weprin]], a [[New York]] assemblyman, in a special election on September 13th, 2011, succeeding [[Anthony Weiner]], who had resigned in June. | '''Bob Turner''' is the [[Congressman]]-elect from [[New York]]'s 9th congressional district. He defeated [[Democrat]] [[David Weprin]], a [[New York]] assemblyman, in a special election on September 13th, 2011, succeeding [[Anthony Weiner]], who had resigned in June. | ||
| − | The district lies in the boroughs of [[Brooklyn]] and [[Queens]], a diverse area that normally votes heavily democratic. Many see Turner's election as a rebuke of President [[Barack Obama's | + | The district lies in the boroughs of [[Brooklyn]] and [[Queens]], a diverse area that normally votes heavily democratic. Many see Turner's election as a rebuke of President [[Barack Obama]]'s agenda.<ref>http://www.capitaltonight.com/2011/09/in-shocker-turner-defeats-weprin/</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:24, September 14, 2011
Bob Turner is the Congressman-elect from New York's 9th congressional district. He defeated Democrat David Weprin, a New York assemblyman, in a special election on September 13th, 2011, succeeding Anthony Weiner, who had resigned in June.
The district lies in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, a diverse area that normally votes heavily democratic. Many see Turner's election as a rebuke of President Barack Obama's agenda.[1]