Because of Saturday’s snowstorm, the commissioner of Virginia’s Department of Elections has extended until 2 p.m. Monday the deadline to vote absentee in person in Tuesday’s three special elections. The elections, coming a day before the General Assembly session begins, will fill the seats of three former legislators who were sworn in last week as members of Congress – Reps.
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As 115th Congress Begins, NJ’s Newest Rep. Seeks the Center
House Speaker Paul Ryan administers the House oath of office to Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., during a mock swearing in ceremony on Capitol Hill on Jan. 3, 2017 After taking the oath of office Tuesday, Democrat Josh Gottheimer became the newest member of the New Jersey congressional delegation. In one of the few bright spots for Democrats in the November election, Gottheimer unseated 7-term Republican Scott Garrett in New Jersey’s 5th congressional district.