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I'm particularly good at turnout. So in my district, I had the lowest voter turnout in 2006. And now I have the highest turnout in the state of Minnesota. And Minnesota is the highest turnout state in the country.
Keith Ellison
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Keith Ellison
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 4
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Detroit
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Keith Maurice Ellison
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