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Fellow Navy veteran to challenge Dan Crenshaw in 2020

By Vaishnavee Sharma
Published February 9, 2019 7:26pm ET
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Fellow Navy veteran to challenge Dan Crenshaw in 2020
Congressman Dan Crenshaw, R-TX, speaks during an interview with the Washington Examiner, at his office on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, January 16, 2019. | Graeme Jennings

A Navy veteran and science teacher filed papers with the Federal Election Commission to challenge newly elected Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Houston Republican and former Navy SEAL, in 2020.

Democrat Elisa Cardnell, 32, announced her campaign on Twitter in early January with a online fundraiser that labels her a “Navy Veteran, Teacher, and Mom tired of unethical leaders in DC.” She said she filed Thursday.

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