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February 7, 2013 09:13 pm GMT

Husband of Facebook Co-Founder Running for Congress


Sean Eldridge (above on the left), husband of Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, wants to be your Congressman -- assuming you live in New York's Hudson Valley region.

Eldridge, a Democrat, filed paperwork which was processed earlier this week setting up a 2014 run for Congress in New York's 19th district, as first reported by Bloomberg.

An investor by trade, Eldridge founded Hudson River Ventures LLC in 2011. He has also worked for same-sex advocacy group Freedom to Marry since 2010, which credits him as being "instrumental" in the organization's success in legalizing gay marriage in New York State.

Eldridge has also made significant financial contributions to several Democratic ca…
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