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U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher navigates second term

July 3, 2019

As far as politicians go, U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher is a bit of a nerd.

He'll remind you about Article II of the Constitution, which grants power to Congress that he believes has been hacked away. He wrote his dissertation on President Dwight Eisenhower's Project Solarium, and is now part of a similar commission to look at cybersecurity.

He focuses on committee work, he said, a very un-sexy part of governing.

Since his first election in 2016, Gallagher has presented himself as an independent thinker with no plans of becoming a career politician. Today, he holds a unique position within a polarized climate as someone who intends to challenge the system while also taking the stage to rally for President Donald Trump.

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