Don Leonard isn't a House member yet. He's already rocking Capitol Hill.

1. Axios FIRST 3h ago Don Leonard isn't a House member yet. He's already rocking Capitol Hill.

   Rep.-elect Don Leonard (D-Ohio) hasn't been sworn in yet, but he's making a name for himself on Capitol Hill as one of the most outspoken anti-establishment progressives in the incoming freshman class. Why it matters: That's an unlikely position for a Democrat who represents a rural Ohio district that President Trump carried by 10 percentage points in 2024. Leonard is archetypal of a burgeoning breed of swing-district House Democrats — populist in style, receptive to left-wing policies and unbou

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