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Florida DNC Delegate Roberts

WGCU | By Scott Finn
Published September 5, 2012 at 8:24 AM EDT

Shannon Roberts is one of more than 300 Florida delegates in Charlotte, NC for the Democratic National Convention. Roberts is a Florida DNC delegate from Cape Cape Canaveral. She is also running for Congress, and  says it feels good to be in Charlotte surrounded by support for President Obama.
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