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Gabriel Sanchez on Georgia, Tex-Mex, and Representing a District Built on Defense Jobs artwork
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Gabriel Sanchez on Georgia, Tex-Mex, and Representing a District Built on Defense Jobs

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Oct 20, 202529:06Government & Organizations

When 27-year-old Gabriel Sanchez won his Democratic primary in Smyrna, Georgia — home to a massive Lockheed Martin plant — few expected an outspoken anti-war socialist to carry a district built on defense jobs. But Sanch...

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