There were obvious reasons to doubt Republican Lisa McClain's path to Washington during Michigan's primary season: She'd never held elected office. Her top competitor had the support of the outgoing congressman she hoped to replace. State lawmakers, district Republican leaders, and Americans for Prosperity-an advocacy group linked to billionaire Charles Koch-all opposed her. But McClain thought that in Michigan's loth District, which Donald Trump won in 2016 by 32 points, she could campaign as a conservative maverick, much like the president himself. A mother of four and a wealthy businesswoman, McClain grew up in the rural community of Stockbridge, Mich. After climbing the corporate ladder at American Express Co., in 1998 she helped found the Hantz Group, a financial-services firm in Michigan.
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机译：There were obvious reasons to doubt Republican Lisa McClain's path to Washington during Michigan's primary season: She'd never held elected office.她的顶级竞争对手得到了她希望取代的外出国会议员的支持。国家立法者，区共和党领袖，以及繁荣的美国人 - 倡导集团与亿万富翁查尔斯科赫 - 都反对她。但麦克莱恩认为，在密歇根州的洛斯特区，唐纳德特朗普于2016年赢得32分，她可以作为一个保守的小牛竞选，就像总统自己一样。一位四个母亲和一个富有的女商人，麦克莱恩在斯托克布里奇，密歇根州斯托克里奇的农村社区长大。在1998年攀登美国运通公司的企业梯子后，她帮助找到了密歇根州的金融服务公司汉兹集团。
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