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Gallego leaves state House seat to join crowded congressional field

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By Cooper Rummel

Wednesday, March 19, 2014
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Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Phoenix, said he will quit the Legislature to focus full-time on his bid to replace longtime U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Phoenix, who is not seeking re-election. Gallego joins a crowded congressional field, and leaves an open seat in the Legislature.. Cronkite News reporter Cooper Rummel has the story.

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