Jamie Raskin like Biden also knows tragedy.

[Stuart G]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Raskin
Info from link above..
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Raskin and his wife Sarah have two adult daughters, Hannah and Tabitha. On December 31, 2020, Raskin's office announced that his son Thomas (Tommy), a graduate of Amherst College and a second-year student at Harvard Law School, died at the age of 25.[48] On January 4, 2021, Raskin and his wife posted a tribute online which stated that Thomas had died by suicide after a prolonged battle with depression.[49][50] Thomas was buried on January 5, 2021, and the following day the Congressman found himself in the Capitol with his daughter and son-in-law during the January 6 insurrection attempt.[51][52] Hours later he began drafting an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump, and six days later House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named Raskin the lead manager of Trump's second impeachment.[53][54]

Raskin has been vegetarian since 2009.[55] He is a colon cancer survivor, having been diagnosed in May 2010. Raskin received six weeks of radiation and chemotherapy, and surgery to remove part of his colon, followed by more chemotherapy through early 2011.[56]

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1. So fucking sad....but did Tom have issues?

I can relate directly to this, on a lot of levels.....

[Stuart G]

2. I don't know.

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4. As a dad that has a Tom.....

I can only wonder what that loss does to you. I admire his strength. Run for Senate Sir.

[elleng]

6. When are our senators' terms up???

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8. No idea, but I will support his Senate Campaign.

Whatever year he runs.

[elleng]

10. Van Hollen

U.S. Senate
115th Congress (2017-2019)
Shortly after the 2016 elections, Van Hollen was selected as the Chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) for the 2018 cycle.[4]

Ben Cardin won reelection to a third term in 2018, taking 65% of the vote.

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12. OK.....where can we deploy this gifted person to our collective advantage?

[elleng]

13. I'm pleased to keep him in the House,

at least right now.

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14. I respect that, especially if he represented me.

[leftieNanner]

3. He struggled with depression

For a long time.

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7. Truly sad....

I believe this is a condition independent of social conditions....it is part of your worldview. Perhaps a darker view than most of us share.

[elleng]

11. More like a medical/physiological condition, imo,

but what do I know, just a lawyer.

[elleng]

5. Serious depression.

[Jarqui]

9. Seemed like a really good son:

Statement of Congressman Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin on the Remarkable Life of Tommy Raskin
https://repraskin.medium.com/statement-of-congressman-jamie-raskin-and-sarah-bloom-raskin-on-the-remarkable-life-of-tommy-raskin-f93b0bb5d184

I thought it was a wonderful statement.

I lost a schoolmate who became a medical doctor that way thirty years ago. Still haunts me.

[Deuxcents]

15. Who really knows

But.. life happens n my heart is with Rep Raskin n his family. He was beyond a true statesman..even in his pain.. He stood up for US . We should help carry his pain.