'18 Midterms: Dems win House by largest midterm raw vote margin ever
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The first two Native American women in Congress, Representatives-elect Deb Haaland, New Mexico, and Sharice Davids, Kansas. Haaland is Laguna Pueblo and Davids is Ho Chunk and both are Democrats. The first Native woman elected lieutenant governor of a state, Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota. She is White Earth Nation and on the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ticket.
Arizona tripled the number of Native representation in its state Senate. Senators Jamescita Peshlakai, Navajo; Victoria Steele, Seneca; and Mary Ann Gonzales, Pascua Yaqui, and enough members to caucus. All three are Democrats.
There were at least 28 Native women elected to offices ranging from state legislature to Congress, nearly half of the 58 seats won by tribal citizens.
Montana still has parity in the legislature -- and a powerful legislative voting bloc. There are nine Native Americans in the legislature. To put that number in perspective: Native Americans make up seven percent of the Montana Legislature and the state is just under seven percent in terms of Native population.
California has elected its first ever Native American member to its legislature, Rep.-elect James Ramos, San Manuel. Ramos will represent his tribal community -- and San Bernardino -- in the legislature.
And that too is interesting. More Native Americans won office representing urban communities in the legislature this time around, such as Rep.-elect Jade Bahr, Northern Cheyenne, in Billings, Montana; Rep-elect Ruth Buffalo, Mandan Hidatsa Arikara, in Fargo, North Dakota; and Ajay Pittman, Seminole, in Oklahoma City.
Montana is what the rest of the country ought to be (at least in terms of representation). Let’s do the math: There are 7,383 state legislators in the United States so if there were parity with the population, Native Americans would have at least 147 members. (Fifty-six Native legislators were elected last week). Tuesday was good. We have a long way to go.
In national terms, the Congress is now at one-third of one percent. In January it will double to two-thirds of one percent. Amber Ebarb, who looks at numbers for the National Congress of American Indians, says parity would be seven members of the U.S. House and at least two in the U.S. Senate. Tuesday was good. We have a long way to go.
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GOP Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds released a fiery statement saying that Republican Rep. Steve King "needs to make a decision if he wants to represent the people and the values of the 4th District or do something else" after he narrowly won his reelection despite his association with white nationalist politicians.
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GOP Iowa governor: King needs to decide if he wants to represent his district's values 'or do something else'
King won reelection with 50.4 percent of the vote against Democrat J.D. Scholten.
lol
amazing
Just further cementing why i'd never step foot in this state.
@Lucky_Lefty @DropTopDoc @portcityplaya here's all the material you need to shyt on ole miss and pississippi state.
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GOP Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds released a fiery statement saying that Republican Rep. Steve King "needs to make a decision if he wants to represent the people and the values of the 4th District or do something else" after he narrowly won his reelection despite his association with white nationalist politicians.
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GOP Iowa governor: King needs to decide if he wants to represent his district's values 'or do something else'
King won reelection with 50.4 percent of the vote against Democrat J.D. Scholten.
lol
He DOES represent their values. They keep electing him.