BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ North Dakota Rep.-elect Kevin Cramer is slated to be sworn in Thursday to begin his first term in the U.S. House.
The North Dakota Republican will be sworn in to the 113th by House Speaker John Boehner.
North Dakota's newest congressman is the state's only member of the U.S. House.
Cramer defeated Democrat Pam Gulleson in his third campaign for a House seat in November. Cramer lost twice to Democrat Earl Pomeroy in the 1990s.