A continuation of this and that about some of the winners in the 2010 elections
Incoming House freshman Rick Berg and incoming Senate freshman John Hoeven will be the first North Dakota Republicans to serve in the Congress since 1986.
New Mexico's Steve Pearce, a Republican, returns in January to his old House seat. He had held it for six years, then ran for Senator in 2008, losing to Tom Udall. Last month he defeated incumbent Democrat Harry Teague.
Congressman Steve Israel of New York's second district is the new Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
According to NPR, returning Congresswoman Martha Fudge (D-OH) represents a district (Ohio's 11th congressional district) that is 80 to 85 percent Democratic.
Returning Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK) is a member of the Chickasaw Nation and the only registered Native American in Congress.
Incoming freshman Congressman James Lankford (R-OK) has announced that he plans to sleep in his office rather than rent an apartment, at least initially.
Providence, Rhode Island Mayor David Cicilline (D) will replace Patrick Kennedy in representing Rhode Island's 1st congressional district. It will be the first time without an elected Kennedy in Washington since JFK's first term in the House of Representatives began in 1947.
Tennessee incumbent Jim Cooper was the only Democrat in his state to win reelection to the House.
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