(Undated) — The midterm elections are making history, with a wave of victories breaking barriers across race, religion, gender and sexual orientation. Georgia Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms will become the first Black woman elected governor, while New Mexico’s Deb Haaland will be the first Native American woman to lead a state. Texas elected its first Latina governor, Gina Hinojosa, and Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed will become the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate. Other historic wins include Minnesota’s Peggy Flanagan becoming the first Native American woman in the Senate and New Hampshire’s Chris Pappas becoming the first openly gay man elected to the chamber.
With Democrats taking control of the House, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries could make history as the first Black Speaker. The new Congress will also include the first Gen Z woman as the youngest Democrat elected in Tuesday’s midterms was 29-year-old Melat Kiros of Aurora, Colorado, who won the state’s First Congressional District.
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