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Rep. Marcy Kaptur , the longest-serving woman in congressional history, beat back a challenge from a term-limited Republican state lawmaker to keep her northwest Ohio House seat.
Kaptur, with almost 21 congressional terms under her belt, has been in Congress for nearly 42 years, longer than her Republican challenger, 38-year-old Ohio state Rep. Derek Merrin, has been alive.While Kaptur was narrowly ahead after Election Day and declared victory then, her margin was so small the outcome remained in doubt for two weeks. Her margin was expected to beafter the 2020 census.
Kaptur has also been one of four bipartisan co-chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus that has pushed for continued aid to the war-torn country. Her Toledo-area district has enough Ukrainian Americans in it that there is a charitable support group calledRealness delivered to your inbox By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our
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