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Alan Grayson is the 8th District's next Congressman! Thank you to everyone for your support and votes.The Grayson for Congress campaign wants to say thank you - THANK YOU! - to the people of Central Florida, for voting for change. In Central Florida, we produced a political earthquake. Four hundred members of Congress ran for reelection yesterday. Only 16 of them failed to make it. But here, we elected two new leaders for a better future: Alan Grayson, and Suzanne Kosmas. And the numbers were stunning. It's hard to believe, but Grayson more than doubled the vote against Ric Keller in 2006. The vote for change increased by 78% in Lake County, 79% in Marion County, 92% in Osceola County, and an amazing 118% in Orange County. Overall, the vote for change increased by 109%, as compared to 2006. Grayson took a higher percentage of the vote in every county in the district. But in Orange County, the result seems almost incredible. In 2006, Ric Keller carried Orange County by over 3000 votes. And yesterday, Ric Keller lost Orange County, by almost 23,000 votes! The result is that this district has its first Democratic Congressman in 24 years. This district, and all of Florida, has gone red to blue. "As I've said so many times, this race was not about me, and it was not about my opponent," said Alan Grayson, our new Congressman. "It's about you. It's about who is going to solve your problems. People ask voters, ‘who are you for?' The better question is ‘who is for you?' I'm going to start working, right now, to improve the economy, and make a better life for everyone in Central Florida." We congratulate Barack Obama on his historic victory, and we thank the people of Central Florida for their faith and trust in Alan Grayson. "Listening to You"Do you have a question for Alan or want to share with him an issue or concern you have about living in district 8 in Central Florida? Submit our online form and Alan will contact you by phone or email.
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