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A Son of Immigrants Rises in a Southern State - New York Times

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The message could not have been clearer: I'm one of you, a normal, red-blooded football-loving Louisiana guy. It is a theme that seems to have informed the youthful Republican congressman's every step, from his decision at age 4 to jettison his given name of Piyush for that of a character in the television series "The Brady Bunch" to the attentive faith-infused courting of conservatives that led to his victory on Saturday with 54 percent of the vote.

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