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Mary Gay Scanlon: I came to Congress 3 years ago this week on a special election to fill one of the several seats that were vacated that…

On the recordNovember 8, 2021
I came to Congress 3 years ago this week on a special election to fill one of the several seats that were vacated that year because of #MeToo issues.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Scanlon reflects on her election related to #MeToo reforms.

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