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Lockheed Martin Employees Funded Colleague’s Failed House Bid

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Friday, November 7th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford While defense firms often donate the most money to big-name and incumbent congressional candidates, Lockheed Martin [LMT] employees contributed the most this past election cycle to an unsuccessful national political novice: Chris Myers, a company vice president and Navy veteran. Myers, the Republican mayor of Medford, N.J., on Tuesday lost his bid for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district House seat to Democratic state senator John Adler. Lockheed Martin is the district's main employer, and the company fared…

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