(CNN)Even in celebrity-obsessed D.C., too much attention can be a bad thing. So as Congress got back to work last week, two freshman stars -- Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and Utah Rep. Mia Love -- were trying to figure out how to navigate the spotlight, and in some cases, duck it. Ernst, a conservative favorite, is the first woman to represent the Hawkeye State in the Senate while Love is the House's first black female Republican. Ernst, a political unknown who rose to fame in 2014 with an ad promising she could cut pork in Washington because of her experience castrating hogs on her family farm, has signaled her media strategy by declining interviews since her election from anyone other than Iowa outlets.
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Joni Ernst keeps a low profile in first week in Washington
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A test for DC's new stars: balancing fame and overexposure
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