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Win some
Lose some.
Even when you win one.
Newly re-elected Rep. Tom O’Halleran made two quick announcements after his perhaps surprisingly narrow defeat of Republican challenger Tiffany Shedd in the sprawling district that includes all of the White Mountains and southern Gila County.
For starters, he announced a heartening list of infrastructure projects in the district, including efforts to protect roads from flooding damage following a year of scary wildfires.
The $23 million in flood and road repair projects are mostly in Gila, Pinal, Coconino and Yavapai counties. That included $6 million to repair damage to roads from flooding after the Bush Fire between Tonto Basin and the Valley. The announcement came in spite of congressional deadlock over major infrastructure spending bills, but represented a welcome infusion of federal funds into the district.
