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He was elected U.S. senator from Utah in 2018 and left office at the end of his term in January.

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It also guarantees that minorities have an equal opportunity “to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice.”

But Hamilton’s fortunes crumbled in 1800 when his political rival Thomas Jefferson was elected president.

Ms. James is unlikely to be elected president anytime soon, still less James Comey.

It’s a provision that has irked the industry ever since the measure, Proposition 103, also established an elected insurance commissioner with the authority over rates.

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