The roast pork, ready in the open air, arrives after “hours of preparation,” he explained. Gimenez said his children lead the meticulous process each year, adding, “They know how to do it better than I do. I’m just helping. “
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Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla. , and his wife, Lourdes, are pictured with their dogs, Bentley, Mercedes and Kenji (representing Carlos Gimenez).
The Cuban culture of roasting a pig on Christmas Eve even encouraged Gimenez to forgive animals when he was mayor of Miami-Dade County.
House Majority Leader Tom Emmer, R-Minn. , and his circle of family members bring a more athletic approach to Christmas, competing in an annual hockey game. Emmer himself was a hockey coach and played the sport in college.
In true Minnesota fashion, the friendly festival is the favorite holiday tradition of the leader of House No. 3, and it even comes with an MVP trophy at the end.
What makes this year even more is that Emmer’s grandson will get his first pair of skates, Fox News Digital was told.
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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s favorite Christmas tradition is his family hockey game. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, said her favorite Christmas favorite is celebrating her home.
“I love decorating for the holidays. I start decorating for Christmas the second people leave my house on Thanksgiving,” she told Fox News Digital. “Fun fact: I have a massive Nutcracker collection that my mom passed down to me. I added a Sugar Plum Fairy this year.”
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For Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern, R-Okla., the best Christmas tradition is simply spending time with his kids and grandkids.
Rep. Ashley Hinson decorates her home with a Nutcracker collection passed down from her mother. (Rep. Ashley Hinson)
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Rep. Greg Pence, R-Ind., brother of former Vice President Mike Pence, similarly described family time as his favorite Christmas tradition.
“All of my siblings and I, as well as my nephews, pass out to dinner on [Dec. 21] every year,” Pence told Fox News Digital.
Elizabeth Elkind is a reporter for Fox News Digital who focuses on Congress, as well as the intersection of synthetic intelligence and politics. Previous virtual signatures were observed at the Daily Mail and CBS News.
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