Mia Love (R-Utah) — the only black Republican woman in Congress — has not officially lost in Utah’s 4th District, but is trailing and was called out as the loser by President Donald Trump. . ..…
Sharice Davids, a lesbian, lawyer and former mixed martial arts fighter, defeated a Republican incumbent in Kansas and will join Debra Haaland of New Mexico, another winning Democrat on Tuesday, as the first Native American women elected to Congress. Ayana Pressley became the first black..…
Ayanna Pressley: Massachusetts’ first Black woman in Congress . Ayanna Pressley Pressley defeated 10-term incumbent Michael Capuano in the September Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District in Massachusetts. ... Hayes, who was named National Teacher of the Year in 2016,..…
They canvassed and educated Black women who, in turn, cast one-third of the total votes. DePriest later became the first Black member of Congress elected, in 1928, outside of the South. ..…
Lauren Underwood (D – IL 14) – 31-year-old Lauren Underwood was the youngest black woman running for Congress this year. ..…
Also in House, Democrats Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan will be Muslim women to serve Congress. Democrat Mike Espy, 's first black senator since Reconstruction.. And the state will elect either Republican Martha McSally or Democrat Kyrsten Sinema as the state's..…