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Jo Ann Emerson Resigning
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Dec 03, 2012 10:20am |
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| Author | Joshua Miller |
| News Date | Monday, December 3, 2012 04:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Missouri Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson announced Monday morning she is resigning from the House, effective in February 2013.
In a release, her office said she would take a job as the president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
“I am not leaving Congress because I have lost my heart for service — to the contrary — I see a new way to serve,” she said in a statement. “I did not go seeking this opportunity, but I am excited about the new challenge it offers to find ways to promote strong rural policy.”
Emerson was first elected to Congress in a 1996 special election. In her first general election, she won with only 50 percent of the vote. But she has subsequently cruised to re-election victories. She won last month with 72 percent of the vote. |
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