9 Vets Of Current Wars Win Seats On Capitol Hill -- Stars And Stripes
WASHINGTON — The number of veterans in Congress with first-hand experience of the current wars will more than double next year, after voters backed a slate of new Republican veteran candidates Tuesday night.
In all, at least eight Republican veteran candidates won House seats, and Illinois Republican Mark Kirk — who served briefly in Iraq and Afghanistan — grabbed the Senate seat formerly held by President Barack Obama.
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My Comment: Being a vet did not help candidates to be in a position to win in Tuesday's election. This was a Republican sweep, and the economy was the number one issue.