120th Congress freshman class includes several historic firsts
Firsts in the Senate Peggy Flanagan, D-Minn., a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, becomes the first Native American woman elected to the Senate with her victory over Republican Michele Tafoya. The outgoing Minnesota lieutenant governor is also the first Native American to represent the state in Congress. Abdul El-Sayed, D-Mich., becomes the … Read more