Eugene Vindman, native of Kyiv, was re-elected to House of Representatives. INFOGRAPHICS

Eugene Vindman, a member of the House of Representatives from Virginia’s 7th congressional district who is of Ukrainian descent, has been re-elected to the U.S. Congress.

This was reported by Censor.NET, citing AP News.

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Vindman defeated Republican Doug A. Ollivant with 59.70% of the vote to 37.75% (based on 97% of the votes counted).

What is known about Vindman?

Eugene Vindman was born in Kyiv; he is 49 years old, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, and a lawyer. From 2018, Vindman served as deputy legal advisor to the U.S. National Security Council, but Trump fired him in 2020.

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Author: Olena Gulayeva