This Congress Is The Most Diverse Ever
6 years ago

This Congress Is The Most Diverse Ever

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LOADING ERROR LOADING The 116th Congress was sworn in on Thursday, and its diverse new members broke historic barriers on representation. The new Congress boasts the largest number of female members ever, with more than 100 women serving in the U.S. House alone. After a record wave of LGBTQ candidates ran in 2018, several broke barriers with their wins in November ― including former Rep. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who made history Thursday as the first openly bisexual person to be sworn in to the Senate. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, wore white on Thursday in honor of the suffragists who fought for women’s right to vote.

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