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December 3, 2020

Florida Rep.-elect Kat Cammack shares personal story about abortion: 'My mom chose life'

Rep.-elect Kat Cammack, the youngest GOP congresswoman elected this year, said she plans to fight for the rights of unborn babies -- just like her mother fought to keep her. 

December 2, 2020

Rep.-elect Troy Nehls, Texas sheriff, offers solution to 'broken' criminal justice system

Rep.-elect Troy Nehls, a Texas sheriff and newly elected congressman, is in Washington preaching a message of "mutual respect" as America grapples with racial unrest, criminal justice reforms and efforts to dismantle police departments.

December 1, 2020

Georgia Rep.-elect Carolyn Bourdeaux, only Democrat to flip seat, says party should talk to Trump supporters

Bourdeaux's win in suburban Atlanta was a major bright spot for House Democrats who otherwise had a tough 2020 election by losing unexpected seats and shrinking their majority.

November 30, 2020

Rep.-elect Carlos Gimenez, former Miami-Dade mayor, condemns other mayors that 'allowed mob rule'

Republican Carlos Gimenez, who toppled a Democratic incumbent in November to win a South Florida congressional seat, brings to Washington nearly three decades of leadership in local governance, tackling budget cutbacks, public safety and most recently the coronavirus pandemic.

November 25, 2020

Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert plans Thanksgiving 'funeral' for dead turkey in defiance of Colorado guidelines

Incoming Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, an anti-big government Republican who previously defied local shutdown orders, said she's finding a creative way to bypass Colorado's Thanksgiving gathering restrictions by having a "funeral" for a dead turkey.

November 25, 2020

Rep.-elect Tony Gonzales helps GOP hold Texas border district: 'My story is the American dream'

Tony Gonzales, the newly elected Republican congressman from Texas, brings to Washington a drive to tackle border security and immigration reform -- examples of thorny issues that the Navy veteran says politicians have avoided for too long.

November 24, 2020

Rep.-elect Diana Harshbarger says Congress is no match 'for a woman who can multitask'

Rep.-elect Diana Harshbarger was the first person in her family to graduate high school and she went to become a pharmacist and business owner. 

November 21, 2020

Rep.-elect August Pfluger of Texas calls Biden oil plans 'extremely alarming'

An Air Force veteran newly elected to represent an oil-rich Texas district said President-elect Joe Biden's proposals on taxes, and the oil and gas industry are "extremely alarming."

November 20, 2020

Michelle Fischbach, new Minnesota congresswoman, awaiting concession call from 30-year Democrat she beat

Michelle Fischbach, the GOP congresswoman-elect for Minnesota's 7th Congressional District, said she's heard nothing from Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., since she beat the powerful chairman of the House Agriculture Committee on Nov. 3.

November 19, 2020

Marjorie Taylor Greene takes on shutdowns, Fauci during first week in Washington

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia's new 14th District congresswoman, arrived in Washington for freshman orientation immediately taking on mask mandates and coronavirus shutdowns in a preview of how the outspoken conservative Republican won't shy away from a fight.