Large animal veterinarian U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Gainesville, who unseated 12-term Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Gainesville, in the GOP primary before marching through the general election, was named one of the 10 fresh faces to watch in the new Congress by NBC.
The country met Ted Yoho this year through his hogs, NBC wrote on its website.
A large animal veterinarian in north Central Florida, the conservative won national attention for a quirky ad that featured piggy-looking 'career politicians' in business suits feeding at a trough alongside real porkers.
Others to watch in the 113th Congress include Rep. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
Some will become household names, and some may be doomed to a quick re-election defeat or to toil away in anonymity, NBC wrote. But every two years, new freshmen members of Congress descend on Capitol Hill, representing the country's changing landscape with their politics and their life stories.
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