Author: Lucy Purdy / Source: Positive News
Some of the winners in Tuesday’s US midterm elections will make history when they take office. Here’s a round-up of some of those breaking barriers Stateside, from people of colour to LGBT candidates
Historic firsts were witnessed across the US on Tuesday night, as voters chose from a set of candidates that was among the most diverse ever to run in the country.
Native American, Muslim and LGBT candidates all made wins as the Democrats took control of the House, while Republicans tightened their grip on the Senate.
• In next year’s session of Congress, there will be 100 women in the House for the first ever time
• Two women, both Democrats, share the title of first Native American woman elected to Congress: Deb Haaland, a community leader from New Mexico and Sharice Davids, a former White House fellow from Kansas. Davids, who is gay, is also part of a ‘rainbow wave’ of candidates…
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