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Walberg Re-Elected To Michigan 7th Congressional District

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Michigan Republican Tim Walberg will return to Congress next year to represent the state’s 7th district.

Walberg captured nearly 59 percent of the vote, handily defeating Democrat Gretchen Driskell in her third attempt to unseat him.  Walberg was first elected to Congress in 2006 but lost in 2008 to Democrat and former Michigan gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer.  He regained his seat in 2010.  Walberg has voted several times to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and supported the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, which took effect in July.