Senator Ruben Kihuen speaks to the crowd and their voting support of him, Hillary Clinton and other Democrats at the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters building on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2016.
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 | 2 a.m.
While there is always a learning curve for new members of the House, some of the newly elected come to the institution with an enhanced profile. This could be because they are former statewide officeholders, or perhaps scored a big one for the team by knocking off a longtime incumbent. Maybe they are natural leaders or their ambitions are such that they are already looking at other federal offices.
Nevada’s Ruben Kihuen, for example, is a mover and shaker in a state that provided one of the few bright spots for Democrats on Election Day.
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