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I have no idea what goes on in another person's mind. As a legislator, I need to be good at persuading people, counting votes and getting to 50 percent plus one. I don't go back and say, 'Why did this person get to the right position?' It's only, 'Are you yes or are you no?

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Tammy Baldwin
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 11
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Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin
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