In New Mexico’s First Congressional District, Democrat Deb Haaland is running against Republican Janice Arnold-Jones. This district leans blue and went for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Haaland is the former chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party and a member of the Pueblo of Laguna. Her candidacy is historic: If she wins, she would become the first Native American woman elected to Congress. There are currently two Native American men serving in Congress — Reps. Markwayne Mullin and Tom Cole, both Republicans in Oklahoma.
Haaland supports progressive policies, including a $15 minimum wage, Medicare-for-all, debt-free college, and universal pre-K programs.
Arnold-Jones is a former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives. She also ran for this seat in 2016 and lost to Democratic Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who is now running for governor.
What happens when women win elections
The 2018 midterms were huge for women candidates. In Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn became the state’s first woman senator. In Massachusetts, Ayanna Pressley is the first African-American woman elected to the House from Massachusetts. In Maine, voters chose Janet Mills to be the state’s first woman governor. And Sharice Davids, Deb Haaland, and Yvette Herrell became the first Native American women elected to Congress.
A total of 273 women were on the ballot in the 2018 midterms, representing both parties. By comparison, an average of 171 women advanced past their gubernatorial and congressional primaries in the past five elections.
Read Article >Democrat Deb Haaland’s win in New Mexico is historic
Deb Haaland speaking in Albuquerque. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty ImagesDeb Haaland made history on Tuesday by becoming one of the first Native American woman elected to Congress.
Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna and the former chair of the New Mexico state Democratic Party, won New Mexico’s blue-leaning First Congressional District on Tuesday night. She joins Kansas Democrat Sharice Davids; they are the first two Native American women going to Congress. The two women will join the ranks of just two more Native American Congress members: Republican Reps. Markwayne Mullin and Tom Cole, both of Oklahoma.
Read Article >Research shows electing women makes a real difference in people’s lives
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is joined by New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon at her victory party in the Bronx. Ocasio-Cortez unseated incumbent Democrat Rep. Joseph Crowley on June 26, 2018. Scott Heins/Getty ImagesDemocratic socialist candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unseated veteran Democrat Joe Crowley in a stunning upset in New York’s primary elections Tuesday night that revealed a deep rift in liberal politics.
Ocasio-Cortez’s win is also a big deal for women and for American culture. If she wins in the general election in November and heads to Congress, she could become a part of an important phenomenon researchers have discovered again and again.
Read Article >Tuesday was another historic night for women candidates
Rep. Kristi Noem speaks during a news briefing. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe winning streak for women candidates continued in Tuesday’s primary elections.
Not only were women represented in unprecedented numbers as candidates, they also walked away with a raft of key wins: According to Bloomberg, 41 of the 92 women, or nearly half, running for the House or Senate are expected to advance in their races.
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