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Mark Walker’s political history is a drama in two acts.
In the first, a Greensboro pastor makes his debut by routing Phil Berger Jr., son of North Carolina’s most potent politician, on his way to a U.S. House seat. In six years, he’s the fourth most powerful Republican there.
In the second, he abruptly comes home—his district redrawn from under him, his alliances paltry—to a barely disguised rivalry in his own party and deep suspicions from the Berger camp.
Yet he keeps at it, Eric Frederick writes. Walker’s newest act is as director of faith and minority outreach for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
“There are some things you can control in life, and things you can’t,” Walker said in an interview. “I don’t know that you can stress or fret about them.”
Trump Snubbed Him Twice. Now Mark Walker Has New Life.
The former minister was a rising star in Congress before he fell out of favor with top Republicans. But he’s back in Donald Trump’s good graces—and back in the game.
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