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Explore the Tweets They Didn't Want You to See

Originally published by The Sunlight Foundation. Updated regularly.

Politwoops tracks deleted tweets by public officials, including people currently in office and candidates for office.

Politwoops tracks deleted tweets by public officials, including people currently in office and candidates for office. If you think we're missing someone, please email us with their name, state, political party, office they hold or are seeking and, of course, their Twitter handle.

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LeannForIowa (D-Iowa)
@LeannForIowa

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RT @sahilkapur: #PA18 is a R+11 district By contrast… Paul Ryan: R+4 Pete Sessions: R+5 Devin Nunes: R+8 Steve King: R+11 Mark Meadows: R+14

Deleted after 7 hours at 8:01 AM on 14 Mar 18. Original tweet by @sahilkapur.

briansantamaria (D-Minn.)
@briansantamaria

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@DrewGrayMiller That'll still be Trump.

Deleted after 7 hours at 8:10 AM on 14 Mar 18.

arunamiller (D-Md.)
@arunamiller

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RT @KaivanShroff: “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” — Stephen Hawking, 1942-2018… https://t.co/KGlhQUzQiw

Deleted after 18 hours at 7:44 PM on 14 Mar 18. Original tweet by @KaivanShroff.

CathyMyersWI (D-Wis.)
@CathyMyersWI

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RT @sahilkapur: #PA18 is a R+11 district By contrast… Paul Ryan: R+4 Pete Sessions: R+5 Devin Nunes: R+8 Steve King: R+11 Mark Meadows: R+14

Deleted after 7 hours at 9:18 AM on 14 Mar 18. Original tweet by @sahilkapur.

NathanArroyave (D-Ill.)
@NathanArroyave

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To the greatest and smartest man who lived in our lifetime, Stephen Hawking, renowned scientist, dies at 76 https://t.co/FRBDTbBmNW

Deleted after 7 hours at 9:20 AM on 14 Mar 18.

briansantamaria (D-Minn.)
@briansantamaria

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And that I see the same stars Stephen did. The same stars Galilleo named and Einstein bent. That we all share something eternal and limitless. Thank you, Stephen Hawking. For all your knew, you could never have known what your little life meant to m

Deleted after 2 minutes at 2:06 AM on 14 Mar 18.

ohjohnrussell (D-Ohio)
@russellforohio

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@swingleft #OH12 special election for an open seat, Aug 7. https://t.co/Skqzl733I6 https://t.co/UjNbPk1taz

Deleted after 54 seconds at 2:10 AM on 14 Mar 18.

CarlResists (D-Ill.)
@CarlSpoerer2018

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RT @CarlSpoerer2018: Please check out my interview with @wdws1400 And get ready to vote on March 20th! Thanks https://t.co/EqO6ZoIOMy

Deleted after 1 day at 6:13 AM on 15 Mar 18. Original tweet by @CarlSpoerer2018.

AndrewLearned (D-Fla.)
@AndrewLearned

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RT @DrewGrayMiller: We're only a few hours away from me being the most hated man in America #PA18

Deleted after 10 seconds at 2:35 AM on 14 Mar 18. Original tweet by @DrewGrayMiller.

BenJealous (D-Md.)
@BenJealous

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RT @BenJealous: This is my mom, Ann Todd Jealous. She sued Baltimore’s Western H.S. For Girls when she was 12. She desegregated… https://t.co/t35VgfHxgb

Deleted after 1 week at 2:46 PM on 21 Mar 18. Original tweet by @BenJealous.

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