Rep.-elect Tom Barrett (R-MI) will start his freshman term in Congress in the same office his great-grandfather occupied 70 years earlier when he passed consequential legislation to change the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Michigan Republican won his coveted pick of room 1232 in the Longworth House Office Building thanks to the cooperation of his Republican and Democratic colleagues who respected Barrett’s wishes during the office lottery selection on Thursday.

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