This election could send more veterans to congress

Tuesday could mean more vets in Congress
Army Times
By Rick Maze
Staff writer
Posted : Monday Nov 5, 2012

For the first time since 1980, the number of veterans in Congress could increase as a result of Tuesday’s election.

Seth Lynn, director of the Center for Second Service at George Washington University, said the combination of 82 incumbent veterans running for re-election in the House of Representatives, and prospects for additional veterans winning their first election, would result in a big bump in representation.

There are 107 veteran challengers facing election on Tuesday, 60 Republicans and 47 Democrats, Lynn said.
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