First Among Freshmen

December 24, 2012 · Kyle Huwa, Magazine

Ann Wagner will be sworn in next month to her first elected office. But the congresswoman-elect from Missouri, who won Todd Akin’s suburban St. Louis district in November, is hardly a newcomer to national politics. “I’m pretty reflective of the district,” she demurs. “It’s a lot of suburban women…

Bartlett Fights On

November 1, 2012 · House of Representatives, Maryland, Kyle Huwa

Republicans often find comfort in the suburbs. But for long-time Maryland congressman Roscoe Bartlett, having a slice of Washington, D.C. suburbia added to his district means the biggest fight of his life. He now faces a tough challenge from Democrat John Delaney, the founder of a successful…