[EL] New Black, Latino, Asian & Native American Reps

[D. A. Holtzman]

Perhaps you want to include Muslims too.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/07/rashida-tlaib-ilhan-omar-are-the-1st-muslim-women-elected-to-congress.html

I think I heard a reporter try to ask about the "veiled" one this 
morning (at the press scrum) but the president said he didn't understand 
the reporter.

   - dah

On 11/7/2018 3:40 PM, Douglas Carver wrote:
> NM-2, an open seat, is still contested, awaiting final counts of 
> absentees, but whichever candidate wins, she should be on your list.
>
> **The likely winner, Yvette Herrell (R), is an enrolled member of the 
> Cherokee Nation. 
> https://www.abqjournal.com/1241720/two-nm-native-women-running-races.html 
> (Of interest is that Herrell has not, to my knowledge, discussed her 
> Native heritage. I think the first people generally learned of it was 
> when it was discovered because of the interest in Haaland's candidacy, 
> particularly after Haaland won her primary in June in a relatively 
> safe Democratic seat.)
> **The other candidate, Xochitl Torres Small, is a granddaughter of 
> Mexican immigrants.
>
> Possibly of interest to your project, as the lede of this piece notes 
> (https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-new-mexico-1st-congressional-district-20181106-story.html), 
> "New Mexico is set to have a U.S. House delegation made up of all 
> people of color after a historic win Tuesday by a Native American 
> candidate, a victory by a five-term Hispanic incumbent and a 
> too-close-to-call contest between two other minority candidates."
>
> Also note for your list that "Laguna Pueblo tribe" for Debra Haaland 
> is a misnomer -- it should be simply Laguna Pueblo.
>
> Douglas Carver
> Albuquerque, NM
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 3:54 PM David Lublin <dlublin at american.edu 
> <mailto:dlublin at american.edu>> wrote:
>
>     I'm trying to compile a list of new African-American, Latino,
>     Asian American and Native American Members of Congress.
>     Additionally, I am attempting to identify the ethnicity/country of
>     origin for Latinos and Asian Americans.
>
>     I'm concerned that I may have missed someone and am missing a few
>     ethnicities. Any corrections or additions would be welcome.
>
>     *Latinos*
>     Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL 4), Mexican
>     Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY 14), Puerto Rican
>     Antonio Delgado (NY 19), ? (and African American)
>     Anthony Gonzalez (OH 16), Mexican
>     Veronica Escobar (TX 16), Mexican
>     Sylvia Garcia (TX 29), ?
>
>     *African Americans*
>     Jahana Hayes (CT 5)
>     Lucy McBath (GA 6)
>     Lauren Underwood (IL 14)
>     Rashida Tlaib (MI 13)
>     Ilhan Omar (MN 5)
>     Ayanna Pressley (MA 7)
>     Steven Horsford (NV 4) returning
>     Antonio Delgado (NY 19)
>
>     *Asian Americans*
>     Ro Khanna (CA 17), first full term, Indian
>     Michael San Nicolas (GU Delegate), Chamorro
>
>     *Native Americans*
>     Sharice Davids (KS 3), Ho-Chunk tribe
>     Deb Haaland (NM 1), Laguna Pueblo tribe
>
>     -- 
>     David Lublin
>     Professor of Government
>     School of Public Affairs
>     American University
>     4400 Massachusetts Ave.
>     Washington, D.C. 20016
>     http://davidlublin.com/
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