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[email protected] ONE DOLLAR Malinowski Defeats Lance in Tight Race for 7th Congressional Dist. By CHRISTINA M. HINKE sistant secretary of state for democ- was born with something nobody Specially Written for The Westfield Leader racy, human rights and labor under outside the U.S. has ever heard of, a REGION — Democrat Tom President Barack Obama. He was born preexisting condition,” he said. He Malinowski defeated incumbent Re- in Poland, and raised in Princeton. went on to talk about healthcare is- publican Leonard Lance Tuesday in a Mr. Malinowski began his victory sues in the state, and this family being tight race for the 7th Congressional speech by thanking Mr. Lance for his put in a position of having “to choose District, with Mr. Malinowski receiv- many years in public service. between saving their kid’s life and ing 50.3 percent of the vote while Mr. While standing beside his daughter, bankrupting their family.” Lance had 48.15 percent with just mother, girlfriend and brother, and a He said a Summit Republican told over 96 percent of precincts report- team of campaign staff, Mr. him he was voting for a Democrat for ing, according to The Associated Malinowski thanked the “grassroots the first time ever and asked Mr. Press. Mr. Lance, who has served as organizations” that campaigned for Malinowski to “fix the trains.” a Congressman since 2009, called him.