More than 90 wide-eyed new House members-elect gathered at the base of the Capitol Wednesday for their official photo, including the first Muslim women, the first Native American women and the youngest woman elected to Congress.
The history-making class will join returning representatives to swell the number of women to more than 100, up from 84 in the current House. The new class is also youn- ger, with an average age of 45.5, and more diverse.
“The vibe is new and fresh and dynamic,” incoming Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-NY) told The Post. “We bring a different perspective and different point of view by virtue of the fact that we haven’t been operating in the political [world] in the formal sense.”
Among the groundbreakers in the House are:
1. Alexandria OcasioCortez: the New York Democrat, 29, is the youngest woman elected to Congress.2. Sharice Davids: Kansas Dem is one of the two first Native American women elected to Congress, and the first LGBT person to represent her state.3. Kendra Horn: Dem is first female to represent Oklahoma in the House.4. Dan Crenshaw: TexasRepublican and wounded veteran is first to get a cameo and apology on “Saturday Night Live” for an offensive joke.5. Jahana Hayes: Dem is the first African-American woman from Connecticut elected to Congress.6. Ilhan Omar: Minnesota Dem is one of the two first Muslim women elected to Congress, the first Somali-American and the first representative to wear a hijab.7. Rashida Tlaib: Michigan Dem is first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress and joins Omar as the first Muslim female reps.8. Ayanna Pressley: Dem is first African-American congresswoman elected from Massachusetts.9. Deb Haaland: the New Mexico Dem joins Davids as first Native American women.