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Paul Joseph Romero Jr. is a former congressional candidate from Roseburg, Ore. He ran for Oregon's 2nd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016 and 2018, and U.S. Senate in 2020. He lost in the Republican primary election each time.
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