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House leader’s streak of consecutive GOP conventions to end

House leader’s streak of consecutive GOP conventions to end

After attending three straight Republican national conventions, House Majority Leader Brad Jones does not plan to visit Cleveland next week for the 2016 convention, and he's not alone among GOP lawmakers. Only three of the 34 House Republicans plan to attend the convention and none of the Senate's six Republicans plan to be there, aides told the News Service when asked about attendance plans. Rep. Geoff Diehl of Whitman, who has been actively supporting Donald Trump's campaign, plans to attend,

After attending three straight Republican national conventions, House Majority Leader Brad Jones does not plan to visit Cleveland next week for the 2016 convention, and he's not alone among GOP lawmakers. Only three of the 34 House Republicans plan to attend the convention and none of the Senate's six Republicans plan to be there, aides told the News Service when asked about attendance plans. Rep. Geoff Diehl of Whitman, who has been actively supporting Donald Trump's campaign, plans to attend,…