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GOP Lawmaker Can Run for Re-Election Despite Oath Keepers Membership

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Alaska state Rep. David Eastman attended the Jan. 6 rally in D.C. that preceded the violent insurrection.

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A Republican lawmaker in Alaska who was outed as a “lifetime member” of the Oath Keepers last year will be allowed to run for re-election despite challenges to his candidacy over his ties to the far-right group.

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