The class of 2019 includes the youngest in history, 29-year-olds Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York and Abby Finkenauer from Iowa, and the first two Muslim, Palestinian- American Rashida Tlaib and Somali- American Ilhan Omar.. With results still trickling in, at least 120 women will serve..…
And it’s not just in the numbers: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman elected to the House, while Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are the first Muslim women elected to the House. ..…
At the federal level, Democrats retook House and elected the most progressive group of politicians in generation — seven candidates endorsed by Justice Democrats, advocacy group focused on finding progressive alternatives to Democrats, were elected to House, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,..…
Somali Elhan Omar of Minnesota won in House of Representatives to represent her state, while Rashida Tlaib of Palestinian origin was elected to represent Michigan.. ..…
Also in House, Democrats Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan will be Muslim women to serve Congress. ..…
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