Many Firsts for Women in Midterm Elections
Women have always been the minority in Congress, but after the midterm elections there are a number of notable firsts for females. These firsts include: Muslim women getting elected for…
OLATHE, KS – NOVEMBER 06: Supporters of Democratic candidate for Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District Sharice Davids react to election results during a watch party on November 6, 2018 in Olathe, Kansas. Davids is running against incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder. (Photo by Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)
(Photo by Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)Women have always been the minority in Congress, but after the midterm elections there are a number of notable firsts for females.
These firsts include: Muslim women getting elected for the first time in Michigan and Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez becoming the youngest woman elected at 29 in New York, Native American women winning in New Mexico and Kansas and Ayanna Pressley becoming the first black woman elected to Congress in Massachusetts. With so many women candidates, in addition to the numerous firsts that happened in the midterms, women are becoming better represented on Capitol Hill.
How do you feel about the list of firsts for women politicians in the midterm elections?
Do you think more women will run in the future after midterm results?
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