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113thCongress is sworn in on January 3, 2013,
and it’s a diverse bunch.
There will be 90 new members of Congress to start the New
Year, with 13 new senators and 67 representatives making their appearances in
Washington.
The biggest names are in the Senate, with a
superstar of the left and of the right getting top billing.
Elizabeth Warren defeated
Scott Brown in Massachusetts in one of the most publicized
races in 2012. Warren is seen as a new leader of the left, but the former
Harvard Law professor was a Republican until 1995.
Ted Cruz is already being
talked about as a 2016 presidential contender, even before he sets foot on the
Senate floor. The Republican from Texas has Tea Party roots. He has also argued
nine cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tammy Baldwin is another
high-profile name from the 2012 election making her Senate debut. Baldwin served
14 years in the House and is the first openly gay candidate elected to the
Senate.
Maine’s new senator, Angus King, isn’t a Democrat or a
Republican. King is a former governor who ran as an independent candidate in
2012.Since the 1980s, King has been involved with alternative energy
products.
The House has some interesting new members, including that professional reindeer farmer.
Kerry Bentivolio from Michigan is a newcomer to politics. Yes, he has reindeer and has worked as a Santa Claus portrayer, as well as a school teacher and engineer. He replaces Thaddeus McCotter in the House.
A better-known name is Joseph P.
Kennedy III of Massachusetts. Just 32 years of age, Kennedy is the son
of Joseph P. Kennedy II and the grandson of Robert Kennedy. He will represent
Massachusetts’s 4th congressional district.
Florida’s Ted Yoho will
represent the state’s 3rd district in Congress. Yoho’s career prior
to politics was being a large-animal veterinarian and he used a grass-roots
campaign to defeat incumbent Cliff Stearns in a primary.
And there will be two doctors in the House
– literally. Dr. Ami Bera will represent California’s
7th district. He is the former chief medical officer for Sacramento
County. Raul Ruiz, also of
California, has three graduate degrees from Harvard and has worked as an ER
doctor in the past.
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