By Sunnivie Brydum
Originally published on Advocate.com February 06 2013 2:34 PM ET
Sean Eldridge, the gay 26-year-old investor and Democratic activist married to Facebook cofounder and publisher of The New Republic Chris Hughes, this month filed papers to run for Congress, reports Gawker.
Eldridge will seek a House seat in New York's Hudson Valley, and if he wins the primary, will face Republican incumbent Chris Gibson. Gibson, a two-term congressman, decorated war veteran, and former West Point professor, won reelection in New York's 19th District last year by a margin of 53% to 47%, according to Gawker. Despite that majority, New York Democrats are encouraged by the fact that a majority of New York's 19th District also voted for Obama in 2012, and they see Gibson's district as a possible step in the efforts to reclaim a Democratic majority in the House in 2014, reports CNN.
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Links:
[1] http://www.advocate.com/
[2] http://www.advocate.com/politics/media/2013/01/27/chris-hughes-interviews-obama-president-analyzes-gop-marriage-equality
[3] http://query.nictusa.com/pdf/852/13031030852/13031030852.pdf#navpanes=0
[4] http://gawker.com/5981917/facebook-cofounders-husband-files-papers-to-run-for-congress
[5] http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/13/house-democrats-to-target-48-gop-seats-in-2014/
[6] http://go.bloomberg.com/political-capital/2013-02-05/investor-eldridge-eyes-n-y-house-seat/