Democrat Fills House Seat of GOP’s Late Rep. Smith
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<i> United Press International</i>
WASHINGTON — Democrat Gene Taylor was sworn in Tuesday as the representative from Mississippi’s 5th District, taking the place of Republican Rep. Larkin Smith, who died Aug. 13 in a plane crash. Taylor, 36, won a special election Oct. 17.
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