Historic Firsts: Two Black Women Elected to Senate in 2024
TL;DR
The 2024 elections are set to make history with several groundbreaking wins across the United States. CNN projects Donald Trump as the presidential winner, with JD Vance becoming the first millennial vice president. Historic firsts include Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks as the first two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate, Julie Fedorchak as North Dakota's first female House representative, and Sarah McBride as the first transgender person in Congress. Other notable wins include Josh Stein as North Carolina's first Jewish governor and Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire's first elected female governor.
- Meet the history-makers of the 2024 elections CNN
- Two Black women will serve together in the Senate for the first time NPR
- Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt followed a familiar playbook: Don't talk about history-making POLITICO
- Lisa Blunt Rochester wins Delaware election becoming the state's first female senator NBC News
- Notable firsts that made history on Election Day ABC News
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