Ex-NFL, Army Vet Jumps in Senate Race to Tackle 'Failing' DC Swamp

This is a 2015 file photo of Jake Bequette of the New England Patriots NFL football team. (AP)

By    |   Wednesday, 14 July 2021 08:00 AM EDT ET

Jake Bequette is a patriot – in every sense of the word.

He suited up in the NFL for New England – the Patriots – before enlisting in the Army, graduating from Ranger School, and deploying to Iraq. Now, with his sights set on winning a U.S. Senate seat in his native Arkansas, the 32-year-old is preparing for what may be his toughest foe yet: the Washington D.C. swamp.

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Jake Bequette is a patriot - in every sense of the word. He suited up in the NFL for New England - the Patriots - before enlisting in the Army, graduating from Ranger School, and deploying to Iraq...
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