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Ruth Rowan is an American politician from the U.S. state of West Virginia. She is a member of the Republican Party and served as a member the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 57th District,which represented parts of Mineral County and Hampshire County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. In 2004,she defeated the embattled House Delegate Jerry Mezzatesta for his seat after he was embroiled in a political scandal in 2003-04.
Marie Redd is a United States politician from the state of West Virginia. Redd was a Democratic West Virginia State Senator from the 5th district,which contains Cabell County and a small portion of Wayne County. In 1998,she defeated incumbent Republican Thomas F. Scott in the general election,thereby becoming the first African-American state senator in West Virginia history. Redd lost to Evan Jenkins in the 2002 Democratic primary election and again in 2006.
Mark B. Cohen is a Democratic politician from Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. He represented District 202 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from June 10,1974,until his defeat for reelection in the Democratic primary in 2016.
Cindy Winckler is an American politician and member of the Iowa Senate for the 49th District. Previously,she served in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 90th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. She received her MA from the University of Northern Iowa.
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Marvin V. Keller was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 10th district from 1959 to 1970. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Bucks County district from 1948 to 1957.
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