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Capitol’s new crop: Shomari Figures sees the ‘good’ government can do for Alabama’s newest district

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Shomari Figures , 39 , was elected to represent a newly drawn majority-black district in southern Alabama in November .

Figures, a Democrat , previously worked in three branches of government.

He said he wants to work across the aisle because Republicans "represent districts that struggle for some of the same issues that we're looking to address in our district as well".

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER With everything that led to his win this year , Figures said he's ready to deliver results. “We're not coming up here to be a Democrat . We're not coming up here to just play in a broader national political game. We're here to do the work,” Figures said. “We're here to bring the resources home. We're here to get those hospitals back open. We're here to drive the economic development in our district.”.

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