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Section sizes Section size for Alan Grayson (29 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 4,786 4,786 225 225 Early life and education 2,748 2,748 177 177 Legal career 1,883 1,883 248 248 President of IDT Corp. 493 493 16 16 U.S. House of Representatives 37 25,330 0 2,474 Elections 19 6,341 0 517 2006 494 494 41 41 2008 650 650 74 74 2010 2,998 2,998 245 245 2012 1,738 1,738 107 107 2014 442 442 50 50 Tenure 16 3,959 0 461 2009–2011 2,464 2,464 303 303 2013–2017 1,479 1,479 158 158 Political positions 29 13,658 0 1,496 Federal Reserve 2,449 2,449 260 260 Economic stimulus 2,795 2,795 387 387 Health care reform 3,033 3,033 290 290 Social issues 1,179 1,179 102 102 Environment 1,271 1,271 196 196 Foreign affairs 2,902 2,902 261 261 Committee assignments 31 1,335 0 0 2013–2017 649 649 0 0 2009–2011 655 655 0 0 Personal life 4,085 4,085 218 218 See also 73 73 0 0 References 21,552 21,552 0 0 Further reading 226 226 0 0 External links 2,234 2,234 0 0 Total 63,410 63,410 3,358 3,358