While all eyes are on the poll trackers to see who will be the next President of the United States, these men made history when they were voted into Congress.
Democrat Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender member of Congress when she was elected to the Delaware seat today.
She previously made history in 2020 when she was elected the country’s first transgender senator.
McBride said she was proud to be Delaware’s next member of Congress in a statement thanking the state’s voters.
“Delaware has said loud and clear that we must be a state that protects reproductive freedom, that guarantees paid leave and affordable child care for all of our families, that ensures that housing and health care are available to all, and that this is a democracy that’s big enough for all of us,” she said.
In another historic victory for the state, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester became Delaware’s first black and first female senator.
“From the bottom of my heart, Delaware, thank you,” she said in a statement.
In Iowa, Charles or Chuck, Grassley remains the nation’s oldest member of Congress and the state’s longest-serving senator.
This 91-year-old has held that position since 1981.
Angela Alsobrooks was the first black candidate to be elected senator in Maryland, and Julie Fedorchak was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives from North Dakota.
Julie Johnson became the first openly LGBTQI+ person to serve in Congress from Texas.
The Republican Party took over the Senate after they traded seats in Ohio and West Virginia.
The party is also on track to take control of the House.
Their large presence could create problems for Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris if she is elected president.
She could make history on her own as the country’s first female president, but she still needs to beat Republican nominee and former president Donald Trump in the polls.