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About kellyjohnston

Blogger at Against the Grain and co-author of Through the Grapevine at kellydjohnston.substack.com. Former food lobbyist, Secretary of the US Senate, former GOP campaign operative, and ex-newspaper editor and state capitol news correspondent.

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