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Grayson is no longer in the House. Also added liberal activists tag.
|state=Florida
|state=Florida
|district=8th
|district=8th
|terms=January 3, 2009 – Present
|terms=January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
|preceded=Ric Keller
|preceded=Ric Keller
|former=
|former=y
|succeeded=
|succeeded=Dan Webster
}}
}}
}}
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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 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 currently serves on the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Science and Technology.
'''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.
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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[[Category: United States Representatives]]
[[Category: United States Representatives]]
[[Category: Democratic Party]]
[[Category: Democratic Party]]
[[Category: Liberal Activists]]