The 118th Congress will begin in January with about 80 new members in the House of Representatives.
Republicans have retaken control of the House of Representatives as the results of the 2022 midterm elections are finalized, but Democrats will continue to hold the Senate. Due to the sharp margins by which both houses will be controlled, both parties’ centrists will benefit. The change in the composition of the House majority grants Republicans control over significant committees and enables them to negotiate their legislative agenda on a larger scale.
Americans have got ready for another dramatic change in the political landscape. Maxwell Frost, Becca Balint, Monica De La Cruz, Mike Lawler, and Max Miller, are the five new members of the House to keep an eye on when the 118th Congress Convenes.
Here are a few details about the five new House members to keep an eye on as the final ballots are counted:
Maxwell Frost
Maxwell Frost, a democrat of Florida who takes the oath of office in January, will be the first member of Gen Z to serve in Congress. At the age of 25, Frost ran for office in the Orlando region and won by promising to provide medicare for everyone and change the country’s gun laws.
After the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, Frost, a March for our Lives organizer, first got involved in politics.
Frost has stated that he will be aggressive in addressing gun violence. Frost has repeated his demand for Congress to pass an assault weapon prohibition following the horrific shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs.
Becca Balint
Becca Balint, a Vermont Democrat, will be one of Frost’s new Congressional Progressive Caucus companions. Balint’s victory earlier this month was historic; she will represent Vermont Congress as the state’s first female and openly LGBTQ representative.
All 50 US states will have sent a woman to Congress after Balint is inducted, as Vermont had previously been the only exception to that rule.
Frost and Balint are just two of a growing radical group that may have more power over Democratic leaders in January.
Monica De La Cruz
On an otherwise disappointing election night, The republican of Texas, Monica De La Cruz’s victory provided some relief for the Republicans. De La Cruz was the first Republican to represent southern Texas’ 15th congressional district, where the party has been attempting to increase its support among Latino voters.
In keeping with their larger goal this year of trying to flip seats by fielding a more diverse slate of candidates, party leaders had hoped that Latina Republicans would be successful in winning two other southern Texas districts. Cassy Garcia ran in the 28th district, while Myra Flores ran in the 34th. The three women together with De La Cruz were frequently referred to as the “Triple Threat” in conservative media, but only De La Cruz succeeded in winning.
Mike Lawler
Mike Lawler was a Republican representing New York. As the senior congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, who oversaw the House of Democrats’ election campaign this year, was defeated, Mike Lawler’s victory made national headlines.
Four Republicans, including Lawler, won the House seats in New York and those victories ultimately proved essential in determining who would control the lower chamber. The achievement of Lawler’s party assisted the Republicans in regaining a narrow majority when the “red wave” that many had expected on election day did not occur.
Max Miller
Max Miller, who was elected to serve in a newly redrawn house district in Ohio, personifies Trump’s ongoing influence over the Republican party and the House Republican caucus in particular.
Miller would probably be very reluctant to disassociate himself from the former president because Trump’s backing helped him win his congressional seat. His reluctance might put him and his allies in conflict with colleagues like Lawler, who claim they want to steer the republican party in a different direction.
To do anything, the new Republican speaker, Max Miller, must keep the caucus’ many factions united.
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