“The path that you go is laying the foundation for those that come behind you.”ĬO-08: Democrat Yadira Caraveo will be the first Latina elected to Congress from Colorado, CNN projects, winning the race for the state’s new 8th Congressional District. You always have to make sure that you maintain excellence in every step of the way,” she said. “To me, when you do make history, when you’re in a position like this – and I was in a similar position when I was sworn in as speaker – it means that you have extra responsibility. She’s no stranger to making history: She previously served in the California State Assembly, where in 2008 she became the first Black woman to serve as speaker of a state legislature.īass said on November 17, the day after her race was called, that the accomplishment of becoming the first female mayor of Los Angeles and the magnitude of the job was “sinking in.” Bass was on Joe Biden’s short list for a running mate in the 2020 campaign. Bass, who currently represents a Los Angeles-area House seat, will defeat real estate developer Rick Caruso. Los Angeles Mayor: Democrat Karen Bass will be the first woman and the first Black woman elected mayor of Los Angeles, CNN projects. Garcia, who immigrated from Lima, Peru, in the early 1980s at the age of 5, is the current mayor of Long Beach. Bonta, who was born in the Philippines and immigrated with his family to the US as an infant, has been serving in the position since last year after Newsom appointed him to succeed Xavier Becerra, who left to become President Joe Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary.ĬA-42: Democrat Robert Garcia will be the first out LGBTQ immigrant elected to Congress, CNN projects, winning election to California’s 42nd Congressional District. Weber, a former state assemblywoman, has been serving in the position since last year after Newsom picked her to succeed Padilla, who was appointed to the US Senate.ĬA-AG: Democrat Rob Bonta will be California’s first elected Filipino American attorney general, CNN projects. Gavin Newsom to the seat Harris vacated when she became vice president.ĬA-SOS: Democrat Shirley Weber will be California’s first elected Black secretary of state of state, CNN projects. Padilla, the son of Mexican immigrant parents, was appointed by California Gov. With the election of Sanders and Rutledge, Arkansas will join Massachusetts as the first states to have women serving concurrently as governor and lieutenant governor.ĬA-SEN: Democrat Alex Padilla will be the first elected Latino senator from California, CNN projects, winning a special election for the remainder of Kamala Harris’ term as well as an election for a full six-year term. Lieutenant governors are elected on separate tickets in Arkansas. Rutledge, the state attorney general, originally sought the open governor’s seat but switched to the lieutenant governor’s race after Sanders entered the GOP gubernatorial primary. Sanders, who earned a national profile in her role as press secretary in the Trump White House, is also the first daughter in US history to serve as governor of the same state her father once led.ĪR-LG: Republican Leslie Rutledge will be the first woman elected lieutenant governor of Arkansas, CNN projects. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesĪR-GOV: Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be the first woman elected governor of Arkansas, CNN projects, winning the office her father previously held for over a decade. This list will be updated as more winners are projected.įormer White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at the America First Policy Institute Agenda Summit in Washington, DC, on July 26, 2022. But for now, here’s a look at the candidates who CNN projects will make history in the 2022 midterms. There are still several races that have not yet been called. And Maryland Democrat Wes Moore will be the state’s first Black governor. Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the former Trump White House press secretary, will be the first female governor of Arkansas. In Massachusetts and Oregon, Democrats Maura Healey and Tina Kotek will become the nation’s first out lesbian governors. House Republicans will add new members of color to their conference, including John James, who will be the first Black Republican congressman from Michigan, and Juan Ciscomani, who will be the first Latino Republican to represent Arizona in Congress.ĭemocrats will make a breakthrough for LGBTQ representation in governor’s offices. Heading into Election Day, both parties were looking to diversify their ranks of elected officials, both in Congress and beyond, and they appear on track to do so. As midterm results continue to roll in days after Election Day, Democratic and Republican candidates have already been celebrating historic victories.
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