Sarah Hughes, Olympic gold medalist, now running for Congress 

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Sarah Hughes won the Olympic gold medal for figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

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Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes is now making the leap into the political world.

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Sarah Hughes now begins a bid for political congress.

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Sarah Hughes is running as a Democrat to represent New York's 4th Congressional District.

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The filly is currently held by Republican Rep. Anthony D'Esposito.

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Sarah Hughes who performs at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Salt Lake Ice Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Sarah Hughes won D'Esposito by a much smaller margin than President Joe Biden won in 2020.

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Sarah Hughes graduated from Yale University in 2009.

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