First elected to the House in 1990, Riggs was one of the "Gang of Seven" freshmen who defied leadership over the House bank.

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Sound bites and tweet-speak were dispensed with ease at the recent kick-off debate among the, now, gang of seven, and just as easily forgotten.

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The Republican presidential candidates are looking at a couple of men who may shake things up for the three frontrunners and the gang of seven who can't seem to make it out of single digits in the recent polls.

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