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Tom Barrett: “Was the only Iraq war vet in the state Senate for four…”

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 03:49

And I wanted to try and do what I could to fix that problem. And served in the state House for four years, then got elected to the state Senate, Was the only Iraq war vet in the state Senate for four years. and then ran for Congress two years ago. Came up a little bit short against an incumbent two years ago and looking forward to winning this seat this year. (03:49–03:53)

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Asserts that Tom Barrett was the only Iraq war veteran in the Michigan state Senate for four years.

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