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But they are winning elections elsewhere like never before — Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware became the first out transgender member of Congress last year — and increasingly deciding to run.

What is largely forgotten is that Lyndon B. Johnson, then a member of Congress, introduced the measure to silence two conservative charities in his Texas district that supported his political opponent.

“If routine oversight can be obstructed for political reasons, no member of Congress is immune,” he said.

There are already some announced Democratic candidates in those races, but a sitting member of Congress would likely have a higher statewide profile, and could potentially run a competitive race.

Alford is far from the only Republican member of Congress to face an unfriendly crowd in his own district.