Native American women achieve historic election gains across multiple levels
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Voters elected at least 75 Native American women or non-binary candidates in the US midterm elections, marking significant representation gains. Notable firsts include Peggy Flanagan elected to the Senate, Deb Haaland winning a state governorship, and Crystalyne Curley leading the Navajo Nation.
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‘Seismic shift’: Native American women made significant gains in US midterms (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Nationwide, voters elected at least 75 Native women or non-binary candidates in Tuesday’s elections, report says The US midterm elections saw voters elect a slew of historic representatives – from the country’s first Muslim senator to the first Black female…
Native American women made history in tribal, state and federal elections (opens PBS NewsHour in a new tab)
Peggy Flanagan became the first Native American woman elected to the Senate, Deb Haaland the first to win a state governorship, and Crystalyne Curley the first to lead the Navajo Nation.
