Before Kailee Tkacz Buller was a congressional candidate and served in President Donald Trump's administration, she was a student-athlete at Auburn High School, worked at a local ice cream shop and attended Cayuga Community College.
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Kailee Buller, an Auburn native, is running for Congress in the 22nd district.
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Here’s the latest for Thursday February 26th : Cuba reports shooting between its troops and U.S. residents on speedboat; U.S.-Iranian nuclear negotiations Thursday; Bill and Hillary Clinton to testify in Epstein investigation; FBI serves search warrants at Los Angeles school district HQ.
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