Rep.-elect Dean Phillips, D-Minn., moved into his office Wednesday. He brought with him a photo of Kevin Garnett at a 2004 playoff game in which Phillips can be seen cheering in the crowd. Credit: Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune
It’s the largest freshman class in nearly 50 years, with a record number of women, including the first two American Indian women and first two Muslim women elected.
WASHINGTON – Even before they are sworn in Thursday, the 100 newly elected House members are promising to be one of the most independent — and difficult to control — freshman classes in years.
They are far younger and more diverse than their predecessors. It’s the largest freshman class in nearly 50 years, with a record number of women, the youngest female House member ever elected and the first two American Indian women and first two Muslim women elected.
They also include the first single mothers with young children, more than 18 veterans, two NFL players and even a mixed martial arts fighter.
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