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Cameron DeJong

American politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ5026228
Source-derived summary

Cameron DeJong (born October 3, 1979) is a Republican former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Hillsborough 9th District. In 2002 he received a BA in political science from Elon University. During his term in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, DeJong co-sponsored a bill promoting Approval Voting. In addition, DeJong professed his Christian faith in a Floor speech expressing support for marriage equality. DeJong did not run for re-election in 2012 citing a disgust for deal-making and lobbyist influence in politics. In 2011 he endorsed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. In 2016, DeJong supported Rand Paul for President..

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External links

Cameron DeJong's Project Vote Smart Biography.

Cameron DeJong's company CamJon Travel.

Editorial summary

“Cameron DeJong” enters the record as american politician. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Cameron, DeJong and American can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1979, 2002, 2012, 2011—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1979-10-03. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Cameron, DeJong and American.
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“Cameron DeJong” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Cameron, DeJong and American provides the most credible route into that argument.

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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5026228. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1979, 2002, 2012 and 2011.

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