November 10, 2018

The Youngest Woman Elected to Congress—and 20 Other Midterm Results that Broke the Mold

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/2018-midterm-election-firsts-records/?fbclid=IwAR2yH4uEyfbNSnYmdVC8JaevfO3D-vEsZzZ2FHybsRD2WHI0gpwiMElyXOU
"Tuesday’s midterm election results are full of firsts. More than 100 women, an unprecedented number, were elected to the House and Senat as first-time female candidates swept one race after another. In 18 races (some remain to be called), Democratic women flipped formerly Republican House seats, often by beating out male challengers. The night also ushered in a flock of diverse victors, from the first Native American women to be elected to congress, to Texas’s first Latina congresswomen, to the country’s very first female-majority legislature, on the island of Guam."