From Transman Representative To Lesbian Governor, US Mid-Term Elections Sees Many Firsts

America witnessed midterm elections this week and the results are already out. Midterm means an election happening in the middle of a presidential term. President Biden won’t be on the ballot, but a member of the House of Representatives will be. Although it will matter to Biden as it will determine the hold he will have over America for the rest of his term. 

The results for-surely speak in his favor as midterm elections have produced a group of Democratic politicians set to change the landscape of America.

US Mid Term Election Results, Many of Elected Are Few Of  The Firsts- 

James Roesener

James Roesener will reportedly be the first openly transgender man in any state legislature in U.S. history. Roesener will be representing New Hampshire, his victory is part of a ‘rainbow wave’ of more than 300 LGBTQ+ wins across the country. 

Maura Healey

Maura Healey is currently Massachusetts’ attorney general. She was elected as the state’s first female governor, as well as the first openly lesbian governor in the U.S. Her victory is historic. 

Delia Ramirez

State Rep. Delia Ramirez won the state’s 3rd Congressional District and became the first Latina congresswoman to represent Illinois.  

Summer Lee 

Summer Lee became the first Black woman to represent the state in the U.S. House, after winning the election for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. Lee is a serving Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 34th district and also has an educational background in law. 

Marcy Kaptur

Marcy Kaptur of Ohio after winning the 21st term became the longest-serving woman representative in the history of the U.S. Kaptur first won her seat in 1983.

Shri Thanedar

State Rep. Shri Thanedar is the first Indian American elected to the U.S. House from Michigan. Thanedar is one among other Indian Americans in the House: Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL). Shri Thanedar is an entrepreneur, author, multimillionaire, and politician. 

Maxwell Frost

Maxwell Frost is a 25-year-old, who will become the first Gen Z member of Congress. He won the election for the U.S. House in Florida’s 10th Congressional District. Earlier, he was the national organizing director for March for Our Lives

Robert Garcia

Mayor Robert Garcia of California became the first open LGBTQ+ immigrant to serve in Congress. Gracia is a Peruvian-American educator and politician. He has been Mayor of Long Beach since 2014 and won a second term in 2018. Garcia has always addressed his immigrant identity.

Wes Moore 

Wes Moore will be Maryland’s first Black governor and the third Black governor in U.S. history. Westley Watende Omari Moore is a politician, investment banker, author, and television producer. Maryland also made two other histories by electing U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown as the state’s first Black attorney general and Aruna Miller as their first Indian American lieutenant governor.

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