2019-04-07 Home Front: Politix
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Ex-spy Valerie Plame eyes run for Congress in New Mexico
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[Politico] ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ‐ Former CIA operative, author and activist Valerie Plame said Friday she is considering a 2020 run for an open U.S. congressional seat in New Mexico.
Plame told The Associated Press she is spending time with residents and will make a decision soon. The seat is currently held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, who is stepping down to run for U.S. Senate.
"Right now, I am going around and meeting with people," said Plame, a Democrat. "I have a lot to learn and I would like another opportunity to serve my country."
Plame had previously told media outlets she was considering the U.S. House seat or a bid for the U.S. Senate but told The AP on Friday she as looking at the House to "continue Ben Ray’s legacy."
Plame became a national figure after her identity as a CIA operative was leaked by an official in President George W. Bush’s administration in 2003 in an effort to discredit her then-husband Joe Wilson.
Should actually read "alleged" identity.
Wilson is a former diplomat who criticized Bush’s decision to invade Iraq. Plame left the agency in 2005.
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