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Sept. 9, 2012

Alan Grayson, the 54-year-old former representative of the 10^th District of Florida, is working hard with his campaign team to be re-elected. This time he is running for representative of the 9^th District (redrawn in 2010). The election takes place Nov. 6, 2012 and Grayson says he has unfinished business that he wants to take care of as representative.

Before becoming a political figure, Grayson graduated from the Bronx School of Science. He later went to Harvard, where in only three years he earned his bachelors degree in economics, also receiving high honors. He graduated in the top 2 percent of his class at Harvard. Grayson has been a hard worker since a young age, and has an educational background that will benefit him if re-elected.

Republican candidate Todd Long is the last thing standing in the way of Grayson’s goal to be re-elected as representative.  Long is a Virginia Native who came down to Orlando, Fla in the 1980s. He graduated from Rollins in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Long is known for being a hard core Conservative, and hopes to represent the 9^th District accordingly.

By Grayson being the Democratic Party nominee, it seems that he has the upper hand in this election. The reason for that is because the new 9^th District is made up of mostly democrats. Some of Longs right wing views don’t sit too well with a lot of the minorities that reside in the 9^th District.

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Grayson, on the other hand, voted for the DREAM Act in 2010, which provides conditional permanent residency to certain undocumented residents of good moral character. “The Dream Act has directly affected the lives of many close friends, and I have seen how much good it has done in our community” Samuel Albuquerque, a Brazilian who lives in the 9^th District, said. Such political moves as these are what brought Grayson to be known as the “Congressman with guts.”

Although most of Grayson’s political views seem to match that of the people living in the 9^th District, Not everyone agrees with some of Grayson’s gutsy moves. Garrett Dillon, also a resident in Grayson’s district, says that he does not agree with Grayson on the DREAM ACT. “People who are in America illegally should be deported so that there is room for the people waiting to come here legally.”

Grayson is not discouraged by the comments of people who don’t agree with him. Instead he says that through hard work, paying attention and getting things done he will do a lot of good for the people of the 9^th District. Being hopeful of the election to come Grayson says “When I get back into congress, I will continue the work that I started”.  

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