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Bie 240,387,061 1,629,231 969,538 32,334,640 Curt S. Culver 236,482,290 5,521,583 981,957 32,334,640 Danny L. Cunningham 227,414,605 14,606,712 964,513 32,334,640 William M. Farrow III 219,703,131 17,929,777 5,352,922 32,334,640 Cristina A. Garcia-Thomas 239,051,203 2,888,442 1,046,185 32,334,640 Maria C. Green 238,282,144 3,759,385 944,301 32,334,640 Gale E. Klappa 222,233,589 20,022,791 729,450 32,334,640 Thomas K. Lane 239,311,930 2,708,701 965,199 32,334,640 Scott J. Lauber 239,376,582 2,772,888 836,360 32,334,640 Ulice Payne, Jr. 224,109,433 17,936,264 940,133 32,334,640 Mary Ellen Stanek 238,554,402 3,518,675 912,753 32,334,640 Glen E. 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