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Daniela Altimari

Candidates from the clergy see role for religion in Democratic Party - Roll Call

In an Iowa swing district, Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott recounts how her work as a hospital chaplain and a Lutheran minister set her on a path to public service.

In deep-red Alaska, the Rev. Matt Schultz says his run as a Democrat for the state’s at-large House seat is part of his calling to “feed the hungry, comfort the grieving and stand up to bullies.” 

And in Texas, Presbyterian seminarian and Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico blends progressive politics with lines from Scripture, a combination that has made him a viral sensation and a fundraising juggernaut.

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