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A World Series Champ Is Heading To Congress

Former Major League Baseball star Mark Teixeira won the election to represent Texas’ 21st Congressional District on Tuesday, keeping the seat in Republican hands as Democrats captured control of Congress. Teixeira, a three-time MLB All-Star

Republican Ledger staff · 9:43 AM ET

A World Series Champ Is Heading To Congress
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Former Major League Baseball star Mark Teixeira won the election to represent Texas’ 21st Congressional District on Tuesday, keeping the seat in Republican hands as Democrats captured control of Congress. Teixeira, a three-time MLB All-Star and 2009 World Series champion with the New York Yankees, defeated Democrat Kristin Hook, a former federal scientist who worked ...

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