Americans broke imaginable barriers this week during the 2018 midterm elections.
From reaching a record number of women in the house, to electing the first Native American women and the first openly gay man as a governor, this is an accomplishment that will go down in history for our country.
Two democrats, Sharice Davids and Debb Haaland have become the first two Native American women to be elected to congress. This is not the only victory for Davids. The new Congresswoman is also the first open member of the LGBT community to be elected into congress.
The election of firsts does not stop there. Two newly elected congresswomen, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, have become the first Muslim women elected into Congress. In addition to Omar becoming one of the first Muslim Congresswoman, she will also be the first Somali-American member of Congress.
The night revealed a number of accomplishments for not only those elected but for the American people. Jared Polis, a Colorado Democrat Rep., will be the first openly gay man elected as governor.
The list continues.
In Texas voters have elected their first two Hispanic women to Congress. Their names are Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia.
Safe to say that the 2018 midterm elections created a number of firsts for our country and will go down in history. The Democrats now have control of the house, where as the Republicans remain to have control over the Senate. Though this election outlined the state of divide our country is currently in, for many it proved to be a successful election.
Comment down below if you voted and what you think about the multitude of barriers crossed this election?