‘It Became Personal For Me’: Health Law Debate Inspires Businesswoman To Challenge Calif. Congressman
Virginia Madueño says that after she attended a local health care town hall she realized “not only did I have a story to share but I had a cause, if you will. I could relate.”
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GOP Healthcare Vote Inspires Another Challenger For California's Rep. Jeff Denham
It was healthcare that inspired Riverbank small business owner Virginia Madueño to become the newest person to challenge Republican Rep. Jeff Denham in California's Central Valley. Madueño, 52, said she decided to run when Denham voted for the GOP bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act in May after initially saying he’d vote against it. (Wire, 8/29)