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Former Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski is taking aim at President Donald Trump as he launches a bid to return to Congress.

Malinowski, a former two-term congressman who previously served as a diplomat and State Department official in President Barack Obama’s administration, on Thursday declared his candidacy for the soon-to-be vacant seat in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District.

The seat is currently held by Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, who convincingly won Tuesday’s gubernatorial election in New Jersey. Sherrill will be inaugurated as the Garden State’s next governor on Jan. 20, which will trigger a special election to fill her congressional seat.

DEMOCRAT MIKIE SHERRILL WINS NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR RACE, KEEPS STATE BLUE AGAINST REPUBLICA

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