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February 22, 2023

Democrat Jennifer McClellan Wins VA Special Election; RI Rep. David Cicilline Resigns from House
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A Virginia state senator has won a special election for the 4th
Congressional District and will become the first Black woman to
represent Virginia in Congress. Jennifer Mc Clellan will fill the seat
of Congressmember Donald Mc Eachin, who died in November.

In more congressional news, Rhode Island Democrat David Cicilline is
leaving the House of Representatives in June to run the Rhode Island
Foundation. Prior to becoming a U.S. congressmember in 2011, Cicilline
was mayor of Providence, the first openly gay mayor of a state capital.


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