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In order to distract myself with hope for 10 minutes, here are some of the most exciting down-ballot wins from last night. A huge congratulations to the candidates, staff, and volunteers who got it done!
You may have heard that @AOC won her re-election, but so did the entire squad! @AOC, @RashidaTlaib, @IlhanMN, and @AyannaPressley are all returning to Congress.
In New York, @RitchieTorres just became the first openly gay Black man elected to Congress! @MondaireJones is currently leading in his congressional race to hopefully become the second. https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/ritchie-torres-becomes-first-gay-afro-latino-elected-congress-n1246360
Over in Missouri, @CoriBush crushed the polls last night and is now the first Black woman elected to represent Missouri in Congress. https://twitter.com/CoriBush/status/1323836686883790850
In state legislature news, New Mexico’s entire House delegation will now be made up of women of color! https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/new-mexico-becomes-first-state-to-elect-all-women-of-color-to-house-delegation-/5915294/
In Delaware, a huge win from @SarahEMcBride to become the first openly transgender state senator and the highest-ranking transgender official in the U.S. https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/04/politics/sarah-mcbride-delaware-state-senate/index.html
