One of the greatest results of the Congressional Elections of 2012 is the tremendous diversity that will be present in the upcoming 113th Congress, which begins on January 3.

Just in the new membership, there will be:

4 African Americans

10 Latino Americans

5 Asian Americans

24 Women

2 Hindus

1 Buddhist

1 Non theist

4 openly gay

1 openly bisexual

1 gay of color

4 born in the 1980s

It will include such likely stars of the future as:

Joaquin Castro of San Antonio, whose brother, Julian Castro, is Mayor of that city

Joe Garcia, who is the first Cuban Democrat to represent Miami

Ted Cruz, second Cuban Republican Senator, from Texas

Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, first Hindu Congresswoman

Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, first Buddhist Senator

Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, Iraq War hero and diabled from her service in the war

Lois Frankel of Florida, former Mayor of West Palm Beach

Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, professor and promoter of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, first openly gay Senator

Patrick Murphy of Florida, youngest member of the new House

Joseph Kennedy III, son of former Congressman Joseph Kennedy II, and grandson of Robert Kennedy

It will be a most interesting Congress coming up in 2013-2014!