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When did Tammy Duckworth start her career in politics?
On November 21, 2006, several weeks after losing her first congressional campaign, Duckworth was appointed Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs by Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Question: What did she do after working in the Department of Veterans Affairs?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Tammy Duckworth do after working in the Department of Veterans Affairs?