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 </figure>News releaseGARDEN CITY - Republican Dr. Bill Clifford, an ophthalmologist, Finney County commissioner and former U.S.&nbsp;Air Force fighter pilot, announced his candidacy for Congress in September.&nbsp;A graduate of&nbsp;Air Force fighter pilot,&nbsp;the U.S. Air Force Academy and the University of Southern California's Keck School of&nbsp;Medicine, Dr. Clifford has served patients in rural communities across western Kansas for 25&nbsp;years.In addition to his service as a Finney County commissioner, he has also served as a&nbsp;Garden City Community College trustee, Kansas president of the Air Force Association,&nbsp;president of the Kansas Society of Eye Physicians &amp; Surgeons, and trustee of the American&nbsp;Academy of Ophthalmology.Dr. Clifford and his wife, Jean, a member of the Kansas State Board of Education and an Air Force&nbsp;veteran herself, are the proud parents of six children, five of them adopted. The Cliffords live in&nbsp;Garden City.A meet and greet reception will be held for Clifford 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Fort Hays State University Robbins Center. &nbsp;

Congressional candidate Clifford in Hays on Monday