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DC Resident On 'The Bachelorette' Looking For Southern Belle
DC's Luke Stone will compete on ABC's hit reality series "The Bachelorette," which is set to premiere on Monday, May 13.

WASHINGTON, DC — A D.C. man will be among those vying to win the heart of a single woman during the upcoming season ABC's hit show "The Bachelorette."
In case you're a newcomer to the reality drama, "The Bachelorette" is a spin-off of "The Bachelor," and follows a leading lady on her quest for love. Over the course of the season, the bachelorette dates multiple men until she finds a potential husband.
On season 15 of "The Bachelorette," Luke Stone — a 29-year-old political fundraiser on Capitol Hill — will try to outlast 32 other contestants and win Hannah Brown's heart. Brown — a 24-year-old interior decorator from Alabama — was a contestant on the 23rd season of "The Bachelor."
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"He says he is looking for someone to enjoy the beauties of life with, someone to challenge him, and a partner that has the same thirst for knowledge that he has," according to the show. "Luke's best friends say his perfect girl is a Southern belle with a quirky personality."
Stone is a part-time waiter at Stoney's on P Street, according to multiple outlets.
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"He wanted it to be Hannah,"Reese Edmonds, Stoney's bar manager, told DCist. "When he told me, I was a little intrigued. He said he thought he knew who the girl was: 'I do want it to be this chick from the South, her name is Hannah. She's really cute and goofy.' He really wanted it to be her."
According to his LinkedIn profile, Stone graduated from The George Washington University in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in political science and art history. The 29-year-old has worked for Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) as a staff assistant and for StateScape as a regulatory and legislative analyst.
You can check out Stone and the rest of the contestants on ABC's "The Bachelorette," which premieres Monday, May 13, at 8 p.m.
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