This election was a proxy for a bigger struggle to change the culture and lifestyle in Harrisburg,

No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.

I've had to change my lifestyle radically during my two-year struggle,

It's been a struggle, and frustrating. But I'm hanging in here with the hopes things are going to change.

We are in a very unusual environment.

When Republicans represent moderate districts, they become less conservative just as Democrats representing conservative districts become less liberal. The least conservative Republican members — Mike Fitzpatrick, Jim Gerlach and Curt Weldon — all represent suburban Philadelphia districts, where the voters tend to be more moderate.