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‘Seismic shift’: Native American women made significant gains in US midterms

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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 governor – but among the most significant gains were those for Native American women. On Tuesday, voters elected the first Native American woman governor, senator and leaders of two tribal nations.

Nationwide, voters elected at least 75 Native women or non-binary and Two Spirit candidates in the November midterms, according to Advance Native Political Leadership and the news site ICT.

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