Democrat Kathy Hochul will be representing New York’s 26th congressional district in Congress. The Erie County clerk won in a special election Tuesday defeating Assemblywoman Jane Corwin (R) and businessman Jack Davis, who was running under the banner of the Tea Party. New York’s 26th District – formerly represented by Rep. Chris Lee (R), who resigned after a shirtless picture appeared on the Internet – is economically struggling, and has an older electorate than the national average. Democrats have called the election a “referendum” on Paul Ryan’s plan to reform Medicare. Anna Sale, reporter for WNYC’s politics website, It’s a Free Country, has just returned from the district.