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Christopher Gibson
123511 votes
55%
- Party: Republican, Conservative
- Occupation: Retired Army Colonel
- Current Political Office-
- Education- Chris holds an MPA and PhD in Government from Cornell University and is the author of Securing the State, a book on national security decision-making published in 2008.
- Experience and Qualifications- Chris retire as an Army Colonel after 24 years of service, including 4 combat tours to Iraq and to Haiti where he commanded a battalion of the 82nd Airborne during the humanitarian relief operation. Chris taught American Politics at West Point and was a national security fellow at the Hoover Inst.
- Community Involvement- Chris is active in several civic organizations including the American Legion, VFW, NRA, the Knights of Columbus, and St. John’s Church of Valatie.
Scott Murphy
99255 votes
45%
- Party: Democratic, Independence, Working Families
- Occupation: Businessman
- Current Political Office- United State Congress
- Education- Harvard
- Experience and Qualifications- I've spent my career building businesses and helping to create more than 1,000 jobs.
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4 questions on Immigration, Climate Change, Wars in Iraq/Afghanistan, and Economy.
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