bill hing, ric oberlink and manuel martinez, a student at san francisco state university. thank you all. >>> she'll touted as a fresh new face for california's gop. newly elected catharine baker is considered a moderate. she narrowly beat her democratic opponent, becoming the first republican to within a bay area congressional or legislative seat in eight years. catharine baker spoke with scott shafer earlier about breaking the political mold and building relationships with democrats. >> catharine baker, welcome. >> great to be here, scott. thanks for having me. >> you got elected in a swing district, where democrats outnumber republicans. why do you think voters chose you over the democrat? what kind of message were they sending? >> i think they were sending a message that a lot of voters throughout california can relate to. they don't want someone who is party line. didn't want any more of the same powers to be, that already have a strong voice in sacramento. they wanted balance and independence. that's something that ifo k foc on in my race from the beginning. they want