WASHINGTON ― Two Native American women won their congressional races on Tuesday night, making history as the first female indigenous candidates heading to the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrat Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, swept to an easy victory in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, a heavily Democratic district with an open seat. ASSOCIATED PRESS Deb Haaland is one of two Native American women who will now serve in Congress. Come January, Davids will be the first openly LGBTQ member of the Kansas congressional delegation. ASSOCIATED PRESS Sharice Davids has another uncommon qualification for politics: her experience in mixed martial arts.

Source: Huffington Post November 07, 2018 03:43 UTC