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Not That She Couldn’t Move Across District Lines, of Course

By Jim Geraghty

May 26, 2009 12:55 PM

Over in the Corner, there’s more discussion of Elizabeth Cheney running for office someday. I note that in 2000, her address was listed in McLean, Virginia, in zip code 22101, which would put her residence in the 10th district, currently represented by Republican Frank Wolf.

However, the two adjacent districts are represented by Democrats.

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