Tuesday’s midterm elections brought many firsts across the U.S.
For the first time in our nation’s history, we will have two Muslim-American women serving in Congress.
In Michigan, Democrat Rashida Tlaib elected to the state’s 13th congressional district. She ran unopposed on the general election ballot following her primary win.
In Minnesota, Democrat Ilhan Omar was elected to the 5th congressional district. She is replacing the first Muslim congressman, Keith Ellison.
We also saw the youngest woman to ever be elected to Congress. At 29-years-old, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) becomes the youngest woman elected to New York’s 14th congressional district.
Colorado Democrat Jared Polis ran his campaign as an openly gay man, and now he is governor-elect of the state of Colorado.
He is first openly gay man elected as governor in our nation’s history.
We also saw the historic election of two Native American women to Congress.
Democrat Deb Haaland of New Mexico beat out Janice Arnold-Jones for the state’s 1st congressional district. According to her campaign, Haaland is an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna
Democrat Sharice Davids of Kansas was elected to the states’ 3rd congressional district after running against Kevin Yoder. Davids is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation according to her campaign.
The Taylor Swift effect came up short in Tennessee as Republican Marsha Blackburn become the state’s first female senator.
Last month, the pop star endorsed Blackburn’s opponent, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredeson on her social media platforms. That is something Swift typically stays out of. Voting reportedly soared after that,but not enough to keep Blackburn out of office.
