Can an expelled member of Congress regain their seat? (user search)
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« on: December 11, 2017, 11:05:08 PM »
Sure. For instance, when Democrat Preston Brooks nearly beat Republican Charles Sumner to death, he ended up resigning his seat but running in the subsequent election. The Democrats voted him in again.
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