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  Iowa Rep. Boswell Might Get Rematch with Mahaffey
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Last EditedCOSDem  Jun 07, 2009 05:34pm
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News DateSunday, June 7, 2009 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionRepublican Michael Mahaffey once lost a very close open-seat House race to Democrat Leonard L. Boswell in Iowa's 3rd District, and he has been waiting patiently for the right opportunity to pursue a rematch.

Very patiently.

Mahaffey, who lost an open-seat race to Boswell in 1996, told CQ Politics that he is thinking of giving it another go next year -- 14 years after their original showdown.

Mahaffey said he plans to make a decision about the 2010 race by Labor Day.

The former state Republican Party chairman suggested that family considerations had deterred him from again pursuing a seat in Congress since his try in 1996. But with his youngest son now going into his junior year in college, Mahaffey -- a lawyer in the small city of Montezuma and part-time Poweshiek County attorney -- said he is "seriously considering" challenging Boswell again.
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