The 118th US Congress includes many firsts: the first openly gay black members, the first member born in the 1990s, and the first Soviet born member. Want to learn what's new? Here are 12 firsts for this new administration (thread): https://datausa.io  #Inauguration2021

This year welcomes the first two openly gay black men to Congress: Ritchie Torres ( @RitchieTorres) and Mondaire Jones ( @MondaireJones) from New York's 15th ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-15-ny) and 17th ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-17-ny) districts respectively.

The first Cherokee woman has been elected to Congress representing New Mexico's 2nd district ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-2-nm), Yvette Herrell ( @Yvette4congress).

Arizona ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/arizona) has two Democratic senators, the first time since 1953 for that state, with Mark Kelly’s ( @SenMarkKelly) win.

New Mexico's entire House delegation is made up of women of color, after House wins by Yvette Herrell ( @Yvette4congress) and Teresa Leger Fernandez ( @RepTeresaLF) in the 2nd ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-2-nm) and 3rd ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-nm) districts respectively.

A new record for youngest member of Congress: Madison Cawthorn ( @RepCawthorn) is the first representative to be born in the 1990s, elected in North Carolina’s 11th district ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-11-nc).

The first Korean-American women have been elected to Congress: Marilyn Strickland ( @RepStricklandWA), Michelle Steel ( @RepSteel), and Young Kim ( @RepYoungKim).

The first Iranian American has been elected to Congress, with Stephanie Bice’s ( @RepBice) win in the 5th district in Oklahoma ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-5-ok).

The first woman to serve in the Senate from Wyoming ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/wyoming), Cynthia Lummis ( @SenLummis).

The first black woman to represent Missouri ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-mo) in Congress, Cori Bush ( @RepCori).

The first Ukrainian-born member of Congress and the first born in a then-Soviet Republic, Victoria Spartz ( @RepSpartz) from Indiana’s 5th district ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-5-in).

At the age of 68, John Hickenlooper ( @SenatorHick) became the oldest first-term senator to serve for the state of Colorado ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/colorado).

The first Republican woman to be elected to Congress from South Carolina, representing SC's 1st District ( https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-sc), Nancy Mace ( @RepNancyMace).

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