New England Loses Only GOP Congressman By Kevin Vance November 5, 2008 2:09 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint CNN calls CT-4 for Democrat James Himes. Republican Christopher Shays represented the Connecticut suburbs of New York City as New England’s lone Republican congressman. TagsBlogKevin VanceTWS Archive Related Content Senate GOP stands firm in ‘blue slip’ battle with Trump despite prosecutor setbacks Editorials The climate catastrophizer model meltdown Justice Judge blocks DOJ from using former Comey lawyer’s computer data and emails White House Trump presents medals to Kennedy Center honorees in Oval Office News National Park Service alters free entry days, adds Trump’s birthday and removes MLK Day, Juneteenth