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45, Arizona — 2, R
A former Navy SEAL, Eli left the University of Arizona after the 9/11 attacks to enlist in the Navy, serving for 13 years and completing five wartime deployments, three of which were with SEAL Team 3 in Iraq. After his military service, Eli co-founded Bottle Breacher, a business that crafts bottle openers from decommissioned .50-caliber bullets (which received an investment on Shark Tank!) and employs and gives back to veterans. His transition from the battlefield to business eventually led him into politics.
“As a Navy SEAL in Iraq, I stopped terrorists from wreaking havoc. As your Congressman and member of the Homeland Security Committee, I am working to stop terrorists, human traffickers, and cartel drug dealers from infiltrating our nation.”
36, Washington — 3, D