Rep.-elect Diana Harshbarger was the first person in her family to graduate high school and she went to become a pharmacist and business owner.
When Harshbarger set her sights on Congress this year, the first-time candidate again defied the odds and became the first woman elected to a full term to represent Tennessee's 1st Congressional District.
Now Harshbarger, 60, wants to bring a business-minded approach to Congress and is impressed with the record-breaking number of GOP colleagues she'll have at her side to press a conservative agenda.
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