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Lainey Melnick

Lainey Melnick, an Austin resident, was the 2010 Democratic nominee challenging GOP U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith of San Antonio. In 2008, she says on her campaign website, she was the Austin regional lead in Travis County for Organizing for America, a group supporting Barack Obama for president.

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