-By Warner Todd Huston
Want to know what all the GOP freshmen in the House of Representatives and the Senate are twittering about? Well, with this list you can tune into the Twitter feed of each of them and find out what is going on minute by minute.
Well, OK, not exactly minute-by-minute but at least week-by-week. Not all of them are using their Twitter to its full potential. A very few of these fellows have barley touched their Twitter feed at all, some don’t even seem to have one. Most of them, however, have fully populated their feed with Tweets and seem to understand that this is a great outreach tool. If the new reps that haven’t used it know what’s good for them they’ll get their feeds moving with some news.
It is also interesting to note that some newly elected folks have not yet separated their campaign Twitter feed from their feed as elected congressmen which might be a violation of election law. I have every new GOP senator and representative listed but where no feed is noted below I couldn’t find one for that member of congress. (And if anyone knows if I am missing one, please contact me so I can update the list)
I’ve put them all in a Twitter Follow List, too, at my gopfreshman Twitter List.
Senate
Arkansas: John Boozman http://twitter.com/JohnBoozman
Florida: Marco Rubio http://twitter.com/SenRubioPress
Indiana: Dan Coats http://twitter.com/SenDanCoats
Kansas: Jerry Moran http://twitter.com/JerryMoran
Kentucky: Rand Paul http://twitter.com/SenRandPaul
Missouri: Roy Blunt http://twitter.com/RoyBlunt
New Hampshire: Kelly Ayotte
North Dakota: John Hoeven
Ohio: Rob Portman http://twitter.com/robportman
Pennsylvania: Pat Toomey http://twitter.com/SenToomey
Utah: Mike Lee http://twitter.com/SenMikeLee
Wisconson: Ron Johnson http://twitter.com/SenRonJohnson
House of Representatives
Alabama
Martha Roby (Alabama, 2nd District)
http://twitter.com/RepMarthaRoby
Mo Brooks (Alabama, 5th District)
http://twitter.com/RepMoBrooks
Arkansas
Rick Crawford (Arkansas, 1st District)
http://twitter.com/RepRickCrawford
Tim Griffin (Arkansas, 2nd District)
http://twitter.com/RepTimGriffin
Steve Womack (Arkansas, 3rd District)
http://twitter.com/rep_stevewomack
Arizona
Paul Gosar (Arizona, 1st District)
http://twitter.com/repgosar — No Tweets yet.
Ben Quayle (Arizona, 3rd District)
http://twitter.com/benquayle
David Schweikert (Arizona, 5th District)
http://twitter.com/RepDavid
California
Jeff Denham (California, 19th District)
http://twitter.com/JeffDenham
Colorado
Cory Gardner (Colorado, 4th District)
http://twitter.com/RepCory
Scott Tipton (Colorado, 3rd District)
http://twitter.com/RepTipton
Florida
Sandy Adams (Florida, 24th District)
http://twitter.com/RepSandyAdams
Rich Nugent (Florida, 12th District)
http://twitter.com/RepRichNugent
David Rivera (Florida, 25th District)
http://twitter.com/RepRivera
Dennis Ross (Florida, 12th District)
http://twitter.com/RepDennisRoss
Steve Southerland (Florida, 2nd District)
http://twitter.com/Rep_Southerland
Daniel Webster (Florida, 9th District)
Allen West (Florida, 1st District)
http://twitter.com/AllenWestFL
Georgia
Austin Scott (Georgia, 8th District)
http://twitter.com/AustinScottGA08
Rob Woodall (Georgia, 7th District)
Idaho
Raul Labrador (Idaho, 1st District)
http://twitter.com/Labrador4Idaho
Illinois
Robert Dold (Illinois, 10th District)
http://twitter.com/ROBERTDOLD
Randy Hultgren (Illinois, 14th)
http://twitter.com/RepHultgren
Adam Kinzinger (Illinois, 11th District)
http://twitter.com/RepKinzinger
Bobby Schilling (Illinois, 17th District)
http://twitter.com/RepSchilling
Joe Walsh (Illinois, 8th)
http://twitter.com/RepJoeWalsh
Indiana
Larry Bucshon (Indiana, 8th District)
http://twitter.com/RepLarryBucshon
Todd Rokita (Indiana, 4th District)
http://twitter.com/ToddRokita
Todd Young (Indiana, 9th District)
http://twitter.com/RepToddYoung
Kansas
Tim Huelskamp (Kansas, 1st District)
http://twitter.com/CongHuelskamp
Mike Pompeo (Kansas, 4th District)
Kevin Yoder (Kansas, 3rd District)
http://twitter.com/KevinYoder
Lousiana
Jeff Landry (Louisiana, 3rd District)
http://twitter.com/repjefflandry
Maryland
Andy Harris (Maryland, 1st District)
Michigan
Justin Aamash (Michigan, 3rd District)
http://twitter.com/repjustinamash
Dan Benishek (Michigan, 1st District)
http://twitter.com/DanoMI1 — Not a tweet as Congressman yet!
Bill Huizenga (Michigan, 2nd District)
http://twitter.com/RepHuizenga
Tim Walberg (Michigan, 7th District)
http://twitter.com/RepWalberg
Minnesota
Chip Cravaack (Missesota, 8th District)
http://twitter.com/RepChipCravaack
Mississippi
Allan Nunnelee (Mississippi, 1st district)
http://twitter.com/RepAlanNunnelee — one tweet, shame, shame
Steven Palazzo (Mississippi, 4th District)
Missouri
Vicky Hartzler (Missouri, 4th District)
http://twitter.com/RepHartzler
Billy Long (Missouri, 7th District)
http://twitter.com/BillyLongMO7
Nevada
Joe Heck (Nevada,)
http://twitter.com/RepJoeHeck
New Hampshire
Charles Bass (New Hampshire, 2nd District)
http://twitter.com/RepCharlesBass
Frank Guinta (New Hampshire, 1st District)
http://twitter.com/RepFrankGuinta
New Jersey
Jon Runyan (New Jersey, 3rd District)
http://twitter.com/Runyan2010
New Mexico
Steve Pearce (New Mexico, 2nd District)
http://twitter.com/RepStevePearce
New York
Ann Marie Buerkle (New York,)
http://twitter.com/RepBuerkle
Chris Gibson (New York, 20th District)
http://twitter.com/repchrisgibson
Michael Grimm (New York, 13th District)
http://twitter.com/Grimm4Congress
Richard Hanna (New York, 24th District)
http://twitter.com/RepRichardHanna
Nan Hayworth (New York, 19th District)
http://twitter.com/RepNanHayworth
North Carolina
Renee Elmers (North Carolina, 2nd District)
http://twitter.com/RepReneeEllmers
North Dakota
Rick Berg (North Dakota, At Large)
http://twitter.com/RepRickBerg
Ohio
Steve Chabot (Ohio, 1st District)
http://twitter.com/RepSteveChabot — ONE tweet, Congressman… really?
Bob Gibbs (Ohio, 18th District)
http://twitter.com/RepBobGibbs
Bill Johnson (Ohio, 6th District)
http://twitter.com/RepBillJohnson
Steve LaTourette (Ohio, 14th District)
http://twitter.com/SteveLaTourette
Jim Renacci (Ohio, 16th District)
http://twitter.com/RepJimRenacci
Steve Stivers (Ohio, 15th District)
http://twitter.com/RepSteveStivers
Oklahoma
James Lankford (Oklahoma, 5th District)
http://twitter.com/RepLankford
Pennsylvania
Lou Barletta (Pennsylvania, 11th District)
http://twitter.com/RepLouBarletta
Mike Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania, 8th District)
http://twitter.com/RepFitzpatrick
Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania, 3rd District)
http://twitter.com/MikeKellyforPA3
Tom Marino (Pennsylvania, 10th District)
Pat Meehan (Pennsylvania, 7th District)
http://twitter.com/PatMeehanPA
South Carolina
Jeff Duncan (South Carolina, 3rd District)
http://twitter.com/Duncan4Congress
Trey Gowdy (South Carolina, 4th District)
http://twitter.com/#!/tgowdysc — Another guy with only one Tweet and it’s a re-tweet at that!
Mick Mulvaney (South Carolina, 5th District)
http://twitter.com/RepMickMulvaney — Two measly Tweets? Let’s get going, sir!
Tim Scott (South Carolina, 1st District)
http://twitter.com/RepTimScott — also has not made a single Tweet!
South Dakota
Kristi Noem (South Dakota, At Large District)
http://twitter.com/KristiNoem
Tennessee
Diane Black (Tennessee, 6th District)
http://twitter.com/#!/DianeBlackTN06
Scott DesJarlais (Tennessee, 4th District)
http://twitter.com/#!/DesJarlaisTN04
Stephen Fincher (Tennessee, 8th District)
http://twitter.com/#!/StephenFincher
Chuck Fleischmann (Tennessee, 3rd District)
http://twitter.com/#!/RepChuck
Texas
Francisco Canesco (Texas, 23rd District)
http://twitter.com/RepCanseco
Blake Farenthold (Texas, 27th District)
http://twitter.com/#!/farenthold
Bill Flores (Texas, 17th District)
http://twitter.com/RepFlores
Virginia
Morgan Griffith (Virginia, 9th District)
http://twitter.com/RepMGriffith
Robert Hurt (Virginia, 5th District)
http://twitter.com/RepRobertHurt
Scott Rigell (Virginia, 2nd District)
http://twitter.com/#!/RepScottRigell
Washington
Jaime Herrera Beutler (Washington, 3rd District)
http://twitter.com/herrerabeutler
West Virginia
David B. McKinley (West Virginia, 1st District)
http://twitter.com/RepMcKinley
Wisconsin
Sean Duffy (Wisconsin, 7th District)
http://twitter.com/RepSeanDuffy
Reid Ribble (Wisconsin, 8th District)
http://twitter.com/RepRibble
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“The only end of writing is to enable the reader better to enjoy life, or better to endure it.”
–Samuel Johnson
Warner Todd Huston is a Chicago based freelance writer. He has been writing opinion editorials and social criticism since early 2001 and before that he wrote articles on U.S. history for several small American magazines. His political columns are featured on many websites such as Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com, BigHollywood.com, and BigJournalism.com, as well as RightWingNews.com, RightPundits.com, CanadaFreePress.com, StoptheACLU.com, AmericanDaily.com, among many, many others. Mr. Huston is also endlessly amused that one of his articles formed the basis of an article in Germany’s Der Spiegel Magazine in 2008.
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