diff --git a/web/themes/custom/nysenate_theme/nysenate_theme.theme b/web/themes/custom/nysenate_theme/nysenate_theme.theme
index 24e46e786c..c4bfa1d99b 100644
--- a/web/themes/custom/nysenate_theme/nysenate_theme.theme
+++ b/web/themes/custom/nysenate_theme/nysenate_theme.theme
@@ -397,6 +397,9 @@ function nysenate_theme_preprocess_block_content__microsite_hero(&$variables) {
   }
   $party = implode(', ', $arr_party);
 
+  // incoming senators
+  $incoming = empty($senator->get('field_microsite_theme')->getValue());
+
   // District.
   $district_url = '';
   $query = \Drupal::database()->select('taxonomy_term__field_senator', 's')
@@ -454,6 +457,7 @@ function nysenate_theme_preprocess_block_content__microsite_hero(&$variables) {
   $variables['is_active'] = $senator->field_active_senator->value == 1 ? TRUE : FALSE;
   $variables['socials'] = $socials;
   $variables['actionbar']['type'] = 'microsite';
+  $variables['incoming'] = $incoming;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/web/themes/custom/nysenate_theme/src/patterns/components/hero/hero.twig b/web/themes/custom/nysenate_theme/src/patterns/components/hero/hero.twig
index d6ee118c7d..7f2af4a5f5 100644
--- a/web/themes/custom/nysenate_theme/src/patterns/components/hero/hero.twig
+++ b/web/themes/custom/nysenate_theme/src/patterns/components/hero/hero.twig
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
       <div class="c-senator-hero--info {% if not is_active %} inactive-pallette {% endif %}">
         <div>
           <h2 class="c-senator-hero--title">
-            {% if not is_active %}former
+            {% if incoming %}incoming{% endif %}
+            {% if not is_active and not incoming %}former
             {% endif %}New York State Senator<br>
             {% if senator_microsite_link %}
               <a href="{{ senator_microsite_link }}" class="c-senator-hero--name">{{ senator_name }}</a>
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
             <ul class="c-senator-hero--social">
               {% for social in socials %}
                 <li class="{% if loop.first %}first {% endif %}leaf c-senator-hero--social-item {{ social.name }}">
-                  <a href="{{ social.url }}" target="_blank"}">{{ icons.get(social.name) }}</a>
+                  <a href="{{ social.url }}" target="_blank"%}">{{ icons.get(social.name) }}</a>
                 </li>
               {% endfor %}
             </ul>
diff --git a/web/themes/custom/nysenate_theme/src/templates/block/block-content--microsite-hero.html.twig b/web/themes/custom/nysenate_theme/src/templates/block/block-content--microsite-hero.html.twig
index 5ca19dc4f6..b2434b1fbf 100644
--- a/web/themes/custom/nysenate_theme/src/templates/block/block-content--microsite-hero.html.twig
+++ b/web/themes/custom/nysenate_theme/src/templates/block/block-content--microsite-hero.html.twig
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@
   socials: socials,
   user_id: user_id,
   message_senator_link: message_senator_link,
-  your_dashboard_link: "/dashboard"
+  your_dashboard_link: "/dashboard",
+  incoming: incoming
 } only %}