Arizona Representative Jonathan Paton missed the primary election and he won't be around for the general either.

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Arizona Representative Jonathan Paton missed the primary election and he won't be around for the general either. Paton was deployed to Iraq in August for five months. A freshman, he is one of eight state lawmakers around the country currently deployed with the military and one of 57 state legislators in 30 states in the military, according to Representative K. Mark Takai of Hawaii. Takai began surveying legislative leaders after he was released from active duty in November 2005. Thirty...