José Beaurain (born 27 July 1971) is a French politician of the

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(RN) and disability rights campaigner. He has been

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for

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following the

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. Beaurain was the first blind person elected as a deputy of the

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Biography

Beaurain is a

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by profession and also practices

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. He won several local bodybuilding contests and was president of a sports union for disabled people in France.. Beaurain was born visually impaired due to

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and completely lost his sight in 2008. He has focused on issues faced by people with disabilities during his political career. Beaurain joined the RN in the 2010s. In 2014, he was elected as a municipal councilor for the party in

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. During the 2022 French elections to the National Assembly, Beaurain contested the seat of Asine's 4th constituency and defeated

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incumbent deputy Marc Delatte during the second round..

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