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Currently, New England is a stronghold for liberals that tends to vote [[Democratic]] at the local, state, and national levels. | Currently, New England is a stronghold for liberals that tends to vote [[Democratic]] at the local, state, and national levels. | ||
| − | At present, there is only one Republican member of the House of Representatives from New England: [[Christopher Shays]] of Connecticut. Both US Senators from [[Maine]] are [[Republicans]]: [[Olympia Snowe]] and [[Susan Collins]] <ref>http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=ME</ref>. In addition, both Senators from New Hampshire are also Republicans: [[John E Sununu]] and [[Judd | + | At present, there is only one Republican member of the House of Representatives from New England: [[Christopher Shays]] of Connecticut. Both US Senators from [[Maine]] are [[Republicans]]: [[Olympia Snowe]] and [[Susan Collins]] <ref>http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=ME</ref>. In addition, both Senators from New Hampshire are also Republicans: [[John E. Sununu]] and [[Judd Gregg]]<ref>http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=NH</ref>. |
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New England is the term used to refer to a region of the United States. The states making up New England are Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Maine. This is one of the oldest regions of the United States to be colonized by the English, and was originally settled mainly by Puritans and other religious dissidents seeking to freely practice their religion.
Currently, New England is a stronghold for liberals that tends to vote Democratic at the local, state, and national levels.
At present, there is only one Republican member of the House of Representatives from New England: Christopher Shays of Connecticut. Both US Senators from Maine are Republicans: Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins [1]. In addition, both Senators from New Hampshire are also Republicans: John E. Sununu and Judd Gregg[2].