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Tom Barrett: “Became the only Iraq war veteran in our state House of…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Battleground Michigan: the GOP's Tom Barrett in MI-7

Published | Video Starts at 03:25

And my wife and I are raising four kids in Charlotte, Michigan, a small town just outside of Lansing. I got elected to the state House of representatives in Michigan 10 years ago this year. Became the only Iraq war veteran in our state House of Representatives. Really worked heavily on veteran issues and wanted to be a leader in that because I saw firsthand battle buddies that I had served with that really struggled when they came back home to Michigan. (03:25–03:30)

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