U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Flagstaff, has joined Democrats this year in voting to negotiate lower drugs prices on behalf of all seniors, cut interest rates for undergraduate college students and raise the minimum wage.

He’s voted for three out of six bills that Democrats deemed early priorities, suggesting he might have an independent streak.

This contrasts with two prior terms during which Renzi voted with the Republican majority on nine out of 10 bills.

In addition, he joined an ultra-conservative minority in voting against the McCain anti-torture bill and for a bill to end all U.S. funding of the United Nations.

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