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'''Ann Louise Wagner''' (born September 13, 1962 in [[St. Louis]] (age {{age|1962|9|13}})) is a diplomat and [[moderate Republican]] currently representing [[Missouri]]'s 2nd congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]], having been elected to the seat in 2012 to replace the retiring [[Todd Akin]] when the latter ran for Senate then. She had previously served as the United States [[Ambassador]] to [[Luxembourg]] from 2005 to 2009 under the [[Bush Administration|Bush]] and [[Obama Administration|Obama]] administrations.
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'''Ann Louise Wagner''' (born September 13, 1962 in [[St. Louis]] (age {{age|1962|9|13}}) is a diplomat and [[Moderate Republican]] currently representing [[Missouri]]'s 2nd congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]], having been elected to the seat in 2012 to replace the retiring [[conservative]] [[Todd Akin]] when the latter ran for Senate then. She had previously served as the United States [[Ambassador]] to [[Luxembourg]] from 2005 to 2009 under the [[Bush Administration|Bush]] and [[Obama Administration|Obama]] administrations.
    
Wagner reported in mid-June 2017 that she had received five death threats.<ref>[https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/before-scalise-shooting-wagner-had-reported-five-death-threats-to/article_6b44a6fa-f0ea-5b1d-a680-459493807022.html Before Scalise shooting, Wagner had reported five death threats to Capitol Police]</ref> (see: [[Left-wing violence in the Trump era]])
 
Wagner reported in mid-June 2017 that she had received five death threats.<ref>[https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/before-scalise-shooting-wagner-had-reported-five-death-threats-to/article_6b44a6fa-f0ea-5b1d-a680-459493807022.html Before Scalise shooting, Wagner had reported five death threats to Capitol Police]</ref> (see: [[Left-wing violence in the Trump era]])
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===2020 election===
 
===2020 election===
 
:''See also: [[United States House of Representatives elections, 2020]]
 
:''See also: [[United States House of Representatives elections, 2020]]
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Wagner is currently facing a tough re-election fight in 2020, representing an affluent district becoming increasingly [[liberal]] as the [[Republican Party]] moves in a [[populist]] direction. However, House Republicans have started initiatives to prevent suburbs from potentially shifting towards the [[Democratic Party]].<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/house-republicans-fight-back-against-gop-decline-in-suburbs/ House Republicans Fight Back Against GOP Decline in Suburbs]</ref>
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Wagner is faced a tough re-election fight in 2020. She represents an affluent district becoming increasingly [[liberal]] as the [[Republican Party]] otherwise moves in a [[populist]] direction. However, House Republicans have started initiatives to prevent suburbs from potentially shifting towards the [[Democratic Party]].<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/house-republicans-fight-back-against-gop-decline-in-suburbs/ House Republicans Fight Back Against GOP Decline in Suburbs]</ref>
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In November 2023, Representative Wagner joined sixty-nine other Republicans to vote to establish a new $300 million building to house the  [[FBI]], despite reservations raised by conservatives about the fairness of the agency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelibertydaily.com/here-is-list-70-rinos-who-just-voted/|title=Here Is a List of 70 RINOs Who Just Voted to Reward the Weaponized FBI With a Lavish New $300 Million Building|publisher=''The Liberty Daily''|author=J. D. Rucker|date=November 9, 2023}}</ref>  
    
==See also==
 
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