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Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, free from cancer, weighs a Senate run

Raskin has given himself until July 4th to announce his plans. He's weighing a run for the U.S. Senate after going into remission following intensive cancer treatment.
Rep. Jamie Raskin at his home in Takoma Park, Md. on June 12, 2023.

On a recent morning, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin was sitting in the kitchen of his home in Takoma Park, Md., just outside Washington, D.C., contemplating a major decision.

He's weighing a run for the U.S. Senate after going into remission following intensive cancer treatment.

"I've written a speech announcing my reelection campaign for the House, I've written a speech declaring my candidacy for the Senate," Raskin says. "I figure out my situation best through the process of writing."

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Raskin has given himself a Fourth of July deadline to pick one

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