In this task, you are given a context paragraph, a question based on that and corresponding answer of a question. Your task is to generate supporting fact/knowledge from context paragraph which helps in answering a given question.
Q: Pieter "Pete" Hoekstra ( ; born October 30, 1953) is a Dutch-American politician who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 2011. Hoekstra is a member of the Republican Party. Question: By what margin was this former member of the United States House of Representatives beaten when he ran in the 2012 Michigan election for House of Representatives? Answer: 21%
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Pieter Pete Hoekstra ; born October 30, 1953 is a DutchAmerican politician who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigans 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 2011.