The 2024 election cycle has ended, with Republicans holding control of all three branches of government. The Washington Examiner interviewed over two dozen new members as they prepare to take office in January. Part 7 of Capitol’s new crop will focus on Shomari Figures, who represents a new court-ordered district in Alabama.

Rep.-elect Shomari Figures (D-AL) will enter Congress in January thanks in part to a Supreme Court ruling and experience he’s built working in three branches of government.

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