New Yorker spotlights Labrador

In an article for this month’s New Yorker, titled, “A House Divided: How a radical group of Republicans pushed Congress to the right,” Congressman Raul Labrador of Idaho gets more than his fair share of ink:

The public face and strategist for the Freedom Caucus is Raúl Labrador, from Idaho, who was elected in the wave of 2010 and revels in the mischief-making that has characterized the House since then. In early October, we talked in his office, which was decorated with Idaho-potato merchandise. Labrador noted that the Idaho Potato Commission, a state agency established in 1937, had successfully turned a local product into a global brand. “It’s a marketing thing,” he said. “It’s been amazing.” More here.