BERLIN — Hoping to bring some common sense and integrity to Congress, Berlin School Librarian Eli Clemmer is running for the Republican nomination for the Second Congressional District seat.
The political newcomer will be competing in the primary against two former state representatives, Lynne Blankenbeker and Steve Negron.
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