New US Congress makes history with record number of women
Al JazeeraFrom the youngest woman to the first Muslim female representatives, no other US Congress has looked like this. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Youngest woman elected to Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley in the Democratic primary for New York’s 14th District and has now made history as the youngest woman to join Congress. Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids First Native American women elected to Congress Deb Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe, is the first Native American woman elected to Congress, alongside Sharice Davids. Jahana Hayes First African American woman from Connecticut elected to Congress Jahana Hayes, a former teacher, made history in Connecticut when she won her state’s fifth congressional district, becoming Connecticut’s first African American woman elected to Congress. Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenauer Iowa’s first women elected to the House Abby Finkenauer and Cindy Axne became Iowa’s first female representatives after defeating their Republican male competitors in November.
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