How nice is too nice for politics? Jeff Hurd wants to find out

Freshman Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) has joked that if you want to look for someone with good judgment, don’t look at someone running for Congress.

But now, serving Colorado‘s Third Congressional District and just at the start of his first term, Hurd is trying to change the culture at the Capitol and prove that nice guys can still get ahead — even in Washington, D.C.

Hurd, who once aspired to be a priest, was elected to Congress last November when Republicans won back a trifecta in Washington. He was sworn into office in early January, and shortly after, President Donald Trump hit the ground running with his aggressive second-term agenda.

But in an era where most votes end on the House floor along party lines, Hurd

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