- In this years midterm elections, we saw a great deal of black woman who won the elections. Representation like this shows the power we have and how we can use these positions to protect our rights as well as help pass future laws that protect black women. Some woman that won was:
- Ayanna Pressley- First Black woman ever elected to Congress from Massachusetts
Ilhan Omar- First Somali-American to win a seat in Congress
Juliana Stratton- First Black Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Jahana Hayes- First Black Woman to be elected to Congress from Connecticut
Mary Ann Wilder-Vivian- First Black woman elected as mayor of Carthage, Mississippi
Rachael Rollins- First Black woman elected as District Attorney of Suffolk County, Boston
Letitia James- First Black woman to be elected Attorney General of New York
Lauren Underwood- First Black woman elected to represent Illinois 14th Congressional District
Veronica Smith-Creer- First Black woman elected as mayor of El Dorado, Arkansas
Paula Dance- First Black woman elected as Sheriff of Pitt County, North Carolina
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