Photograph: Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio/AP

World Series champion Teixeira wins US House seat as former NFL reporter Tafoya’s Senate bid fails

Former MLB standout Mark Teixeira secured a seat representing Texas in the House of Representatives by defeating Kristin Hook during the recent midterm cycle. Elsewhere on the political stage, former sportscaster Michele Tafoya was unsuccessful in her bid for a United States Senate seat in Minnesota against Peggy Flanagan, while former football coach Tommy Tuberville claimed victory in the gubernatorial race in Alabama.

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