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RandySF

(77,587 posts) Wed Sep 24, 2025, 04:19 PM Wednesday

Some ex-House members attempt comebacks after more than a decade away

After Illinois Democrat Melissa Bean lost her bid for a fourth House term in the 2010 tea party wave, she rebuffed entreaties by party leaders to run again the following cycle.

Now, 15 years after her defeat, she’s reentering the political fray, hoping to serve as a check on President Donald Trump.

“It’s a time where I think it’s difficult for a lot of people to be on the sidelines and watch what’s happening or not happening in Washington,” she said in an interview.

Bean is one of a few former members who left the House more than a decade ago and are seeking comebacks in next year’s elections.

https://rollcall.com/2025/09/23/house-former-members-comeback-melissa-bean/

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She was my congresswoman for a while, however being a moderate made her unpopular here tritsofme Wednesday #1

tritsofme

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1. She was my congresswoman for a while, however being a moderate made her unpopular here

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 04:27 PM

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I was always grateful that she took out Phil Crane, the Republican drunkard who stayed in office for decades until 2006.

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