Jim Moran, a Democrat of Virginia, and Republican Rep. Jim Kolbe, of Arizona, casting the only votes against it.

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Jim Kolbe, R-Arizona, and Charles Stenholm, D-Texas, would create private accounts financed by 2 percent of the existing payroll tax.

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Tuesday's primary saw former state Rep. Randy Graf, a conservative and strong foe of illegal immigration, win despite strong opposition by the retiring GOP incumbent, Jim Kolbe, as well as national party leaders.

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"As a Republican, I believe in protecting individual freedoms and that everyone, including gay and lesbian Americans, has a constitutional right to be treated equally under the law, " said former Rep. Jim Kolbe.

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Former Rep. Jim Kolbe, a centrist Republican who held Ms. Giffords' seat from 1984 to 2007, said that in the latter period of his tenure temperatures rose in his district, especially when Congress debated immigration.

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