 We still have a very long way to go with our elected officials to more closely represent/reflect the make up of this more perfect union... ^^^ 535 Members of Congress (139 are Women, 396 are Men)^^^ *139 Women (35 Republicans, 104 Democrats) *US House of Representatives has 117 Women (28R, 89D) *US Senate has 22 Women (7R, 15D) *51 of these women are women of color (5R, 46D) *3 of these women are the 1st Korean Americans elected (2R, 1D) *MI/WA elected their 1st Black congresswomen (2D) *WY elected its first woman Senator (1R) ^^^535 Members of Congress (413 are White, 122POC^^^ *43 Hispanic Americans *16 Asian Americans *57 Black Americans *5 American Indians *1 Native Hawaiian US Senate has: * 5 Latinx Senators (2R, 3D) * 3 Black Americans (1R, 2D) * 2 Asian Americans (2D) ^^^535 Members of Congress (524 are not LGBTQA, 11 Are)^^^ *11 are members of the LGBTQA Community *2 are the first openly Black Men in Congress https://www.cfr.org/blog/2020-election-numbers?fbclid=IwAR0yJJiVqPsLSMqDQNApKIYq6ulRzR3xIgmgkZdKzXU5tXb3nrW8m2geibw
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