#midterms2018 elects:
• First 2 Native American and Muslim congresswomen.
• First black congresswoman in Massachusetts.
• First female senators in Arizona and Tennessee.
• First openly elected gay governor.
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To put last night’s wave of elected women in a global context: With 96 women projected to win seats in the House, the US will rank 84th in the world in women’s national legislative representation — up from 104th — just behind Venezuela and Lesotho. #WomensWave#WomenAlsoKnowStuff
🚨 Race call: Democrat Sharice Davids, a Native American lesbian, has won a House seat and will be the first openly gay person to represent Kansas in Congress.
She and Deb Haaland, who won a House seat in New Mexico, will be the first Native American women in Congress.