Mother Jones has named the top five bros and hipsters of Congress and, not surprisingly, those classifications are split down party lines. The Democrats are definitively “hipster,” while its Republicans that are being labeled as “bros.”
See if you agree with the list:
The bro list begins with former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, R-Wis., considered a bro because of his prom king and frat boy heritage, along with his interests like bow hunting, catfish noodling and P90X.
He’s joined by Sen. Marco Rubio. As for bro street cred, Mother Jones points out that “while going stag at a South Beach foam party, Rubio realized his wife-to-be, an ex-Miami Dolphins cheerleader, was his soul mate.”
Rounding out the list are Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., whose claim to pop culture fame was appearing on the Boston season of MTV’s the “Real World;” also Reps. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., and Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., is once again being labeled as a Congressional hipster, despite the fact that she doesn’t know what one is. (Though doesn’t that make her even more hipster?)
She’s joined by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., who founded the Congressional Bike Caucus and boasts that he once arrived by bike to the White House, confusing the guards. No word on whether the bike was fixed-gear.
Also, Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., made the list. Elle recently dubbed Sinema “America’s Most Colorful Congresswoman,” for sporting magenta frames and being bisexual. Mother Jones points out that Franken is behind the “mildly ironic” Minnesota Congressional Delegation Hotdish Off, a folksy Capitol Hill culinary competition.
Finally, Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., is listed as a hipster, in part because he and his partner make their own nut cheese. Though for Polis, hippie might be a better term, as he’s the Member most responsible for the hemp flag that will be flying over Capitol Hill on Thursday’s Fourth of July holiday.
