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Dem Rep Jennifer Wexton will not seek re-election after 'Parkinson's on steroids' diagnosis
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Democrat Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton announced that she will not run for re-election after being diagnosed with "Parkinson's on steroid."
The Democrat congresswoman said that she "knew that the road ahead would have its challenges" after sharing her initial diagnosis in April and that she's been navigating "those challenges through consistent treatments and therapies." Houston Keene is a politics writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Houston.Keene@Fox.com and on Twitter: @HoustonKeene
"But I wasn't making the progress to manage my symptoms that I had hoped, and I noticed the women in my Parkinson's support group weren't having the same experience that I was," Wexton said.
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