Texas Rep. Troy Nehls walked down the U.S. Capitol steps last month, stopping to talk to a reporter after puffing on a cigar.
The outgoing Rep. Nehls, a Make America Great Again loyalist, is in the final sprint of his congressional career and will likely be replaced in January by an incoming Rep. Nehls: His elder twin brother, who's running to represent Texas' 22nd District.
Trever Nehls is a new member in a growing group of candidates across the country towing a family legacy as they seek to follow in the footsteps of their siblings, spouses, parents or grandparents in pursuit of political office.
Can this red state Democrat, political heir win back the working class?
The field features New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's daughter Stefany Shaheen, Beah Bayh of the Indiana Democratic dynasty, President John F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's daughter Christine Pelosi. Nehls, 57, could become the first identical twin in U.S. history to replace a sibling in Congress.
