Alumni go to Washington
Tuesday’s elections ushered in significant changes in Washington, and with them several Harvard alumni who won seats in Congress. Two alumni were elected to the Senate for the first time: Connecticut Democrat Richard Blumenthal ’67 and Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey ’84, bringing the number of Harvard alumni in the Senate to 14. Idaho Republican Mike Crapo, J.D. ’77, Louisiana Republican David Vitter ’83, and New York Democrat Charles Schumer ’71, J.D. ’74, also won re-election. “I must thank the voters of this great commonwealth for joining me in this movement to take our government back and for placing your faith in me to serve you in Washington,” Toomey said in his victory speech. In Connecticut, Blumenthal, who served as Connecticut’s attorney general, vowed to make “people a priority.” “Thank you for putting your trust, your confidence, and your support in me,” he said. “And thank you for letting me keep fighting for you.” In addition,...