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Meet NYC's Republican Congressman

(Azi Paybarah / wnyc)

I get up close with Michael Grimm:

RECENTLY, I visited Grimm's campaign office in a small shopping center on Hyland Boulevard on Staten Island. Also there is a tanning salon, a store selling discounted uniforms, and a place offering free body waxes.

Not that Grimm needs any of that stuff. He is, to put it bluntly, handsome. He has a full head of black hair, striking blue eyes, and dimpled cheeks. It's the sort of pretty face that normally isn't in politics. Add to it the fact that he works out regularly, and you can imagine the kind of feedback he gets.

"You know what I get asked a lot: I get asked why I'm not married yet," he said. "I get asked that a lot."