randomlancila:apio: TAMMY BALDWIN, the Senator-Elect from Wisconsin, will become the first openl
randomlancila: apio: TAMMY BALDWIN, the Senator-Elect from Wisconsin, will become the first openly gay person ever elected to Senate. MAZIE HIRONO, the Senator-Elect from Hawaii, will become the first Asian-American woman in Senate. TAMMY DUCKWORTH, the Representative-Elect for Illinois, will become the first disabled female veteran elected to the House of Reps. (she lost both her legs in the Iraq War). Tonight is one for the history books. Crying When we continue to label ourselves it’s like throwing gasoline on the racism fire. Why can’t we just say 435 human beings were elected to the House of Representatives last night? -- source link