After messy race, Tenney forms ‘election integrity’ caucus opposed to Dems’ voting reforms Updated 12:58 PM; Today 12:58 PM Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New Hartford, began her first term in office at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. After losing the 2018 election, she won the seat back by 109 votes in the 2020 election.Mark Weiner | mweiner@syracuse.com Facebook Share Tenney, R-New Hartford, said she will co-chair the Election Integrity Caucus with Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif. The Republicans won two of the closest House elections in the nation last year. Both races were decided weeks after Election Day because of the time it took to count mail-in ballots during the coronavirus pandemic.