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    Mark Z. Barabak: Indicted by feds, former California congressman cynically plays the anti-government card

    by Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times Aug 20, 2022 3 minutes
    TJ Cox, D- CA, questions Gregory T. Monahan, Acting Chief US Park Police National Park Police, during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing on "Unanswered Questions About the US Park Police's June 1 Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square" on July 28, 2020, in Washington, DC.

    In 2018, Democrat T.J. Cox had the distinction of winning the closest congressional race in the country, an 862-vote squeaker over Republican incumbent David Valadao.

    Cox, a Fresno businessman and developer, faced ethical questions during the campaign, including a controversy regarding his primary residence. (He claimed two of his homes for tax purposes, which is illegal, and repaid a $692 credit he received from Montgomery County, Maryland.)

    Still, Cox , capping a nationwide rompand shrank California's GOP congressional delegation to the size of a small dinner party — just seven members.

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