Congressman-Elect Jim Himes

Also making national news tonight was the victory of Jim Himes over veteran Rep. Christopher Shays.  U. S. News & World Report introduces us to Mr. Himes:

The victor is Himes, 42, former vice president of Goldman Sachs. Himes, who has styled himself as bringing “a real-world perspective to Washington,” targeted Shays as a party-line candidate out of touch with voters. That stung the candidate, who built his career on his ideological independence. Called by the New York Times —which endorsed him—a “rare champion these days of Republican moderation,” Shays advocated increasing the minimum wage, expanding children’s healthcare, and reforming campaign finance. In fact, says Michael Sohn, his six-time campaign manager, it’s Himes who doesn’t think independently. “All he does is read off the talking points of the DCCC,” he says.

Shays had been the only remaining House Republican in all of New England.