Both of these dorms are newer and have air-conditioning, which is a pretty big deal in the early fall months. Territorial sort of has the reputation of the party dorm, Frontier a close second.
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But, thanks in part to statewide redistricting, the Florida Democrat will return to the House in January after winning with a 25 percentage point margin last month. Its a pretty lively place in early fall/late spring, but other than that I would actually advise incoming freshmen to stay away. Paul Sancya / AP fileĪlan Grayson was elected into office in 2008 but lost his re-election bid in the Tea Party wave of 2010. Republican Kerry Bentivolio, holding his granddaughter Emily Lee, 5, enjoys playing Santa at holiday parties and parades and often uses the reindeer he raises on his own ranch. Some, like Arizona’s Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona and Carol Shea-Porter of New Hampshire, are rejoining the chamber after losing re-election bids. Nine incoming House members - seven Democrats and two Republicans - aren’t actually true freshmen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin became the first openly gay U.S. They also will have the first openly bisexual member: Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. House freshmen will welcome the largest number of openly gay members - three, all of them Democrats: Mark Takano of California, New York’s Sean Patrick Maloney, and Mark Pocan of Wisconsin. We’ll be better able to represent our constituents and our neighbors if we are more diverse in Washington.” Rep.-elect Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., an Iraq War veteran who lost both legs in combat before turning to politics, arrives for a group photo at the Capitol in Washington on Nov. “It’s a strength of this nation right now. “In my case, I more accurately represent my district,” she said.
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She pointed out that her district was once reigned by a pair of white conservative giants, Phil Crane and Henry Hyde, but now is 22 percent Latino and 13 percent Asian.
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Representative-elect Tammy Duckworth, a Thai American Democrat from Illinois, said her victory reflects a shift in the nation’s demographics. The Senate gained one Latino - Republican Ted Cruz of Texas. House Republicans, meanwhile, lost one of their two only black lawmakers with the defeat of Florida’s Rep. The Congressional Black Caucus also added five newbies, while Hispanics greeted nine new members. Asian-Americans had their highest number of congressional candidates, yielding five freshmen. This is more true for Democrats, who celebrated their first-ever “majority minority.” Women and ethnic minorities outnumber their white male counterparts in this group.