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    • Grace Lin is a candidate for U.S. congress in the 8th Congressional District.

    • Prior to her run for congress, Grace is the committeeman for the 20th Ward in Chicago, Illinois with the title the honorable Grace Lin. Grace has always wanted to change things for the better. In particular, Grace believes every American should have choices in their elected officials. She believes that a two-party system is critical in keeping elected officials accountable to their constituents and to properly vet issues.

    • If elected Grace would aim to lower taxes, seek greater investment in alternative energies, repeal ethanol subsidies for oil to lower food prices, focus on tort reform, and technology reform eliminating an internet sales tax.

    • Grace would be 24 on the day of election and 25 upon swearing in. If elected, Grace would be the 3rd youngest member to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, after William Charles Cole Claiborne of Tennessee who was 22 when elected in 1797 and John Young Brown of Kentucky who was 24 when he was elected in 1849.

    • Currently, Grace works in the financial industry in New York City. She earned a Bachelors of Science at the University of Chicago triple majoring in economics, mathematics, and statistics and attended high school at Philips Exeter Academy.