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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff · Oct 10, 2024 · 1h 2m

Welcome back to our groundbreaking “Meet The 2024 Independent Candidates” series—highlighting independent candidates of all kinds, for all levels of office, from all across America. This week, we’re bringing back a powerhouse and fan favorite, Shelane Etchison (@ShelaneEtchison). She’s running for Congress in North Carolina’s 9th District while pregnant and at the same time dealing with the same devastation the rest of her state is experiencing in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

But she’s ready. As a combat veteran that used to jump out of planes into battlefields for a living, she’s…