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1/ The 8/14 primary election included some historic firsts for African Americans, Muslims, Asian Americans, transgender and other underrepresented communities. America works best when we have an inclusive democracy. Here's a break down of historic firsts from today's primary...
2/ Keith Ellison becomes nominee for State Attorney General in Minnesota. There've been only a handful of African American AGs in the US. Ellison could join ranks w/ Kamala Harris (CA), Edward Brooke (MA), Pamela Carter (IN) & Thurbert Baker (GA).http://www.startribune.com/candidates-vie-for-open-minnesota-attorney-general-seat-in-contentious-race/490875221/ …
3/ Ethan Sonneborn, a 14 yr-old high school student who wants more young people running for office, ran for Governor in Vermont. (no age requirement for candidates.)
He lost but picked up 8% of the vote. As @davidhogg111 says: the young people will win!https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/14-year-running-vermonts-governor/story?id=57151964 …
4/ Christine Hallquist became the first transgender candidate to be nominated for a governorship by a major party. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/us/politics/christine-hallquist-vermont.html …
5/ Ilhan Omar, a Muslim woman, won the Minnesota primary for her Congressional bid. Omar, a 36-year-old Somali refugee who immigrated to the US as a teen, faced Islamophobic attacks during her campaign, including lies that she had ties to terrorists.https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/14/17689052/minnesota-primary-elections-2018-results-ilhan-omar …
6/ Connecticut may send its very first African-American Democrat to Congress. Jahana Hayes was the state's 2016 teacher of the year. She started running about a 100 days ago with "no money, no network, no people" and was told she had "no chance."https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/connecticut-likely-send-first-african-american-democrat-congress …
7/ William Tong won his party's nom for Connecticut Attorney General. Tong is the son of Chinese immigrants and he'd be the 1st Asian-American to hold the office. He was born to immigrant parents & worked alongside them at a Chinese restaurant growing up.https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/connecticut/articles/2018-08-14/the-latest-no-major-problems-as-primary-voting-begins …
8/ Elections matter at the local level. George McGill was just elected the first African American mayor in Fort Smith, Arkansas.https://5newsonline.com/2018/08/14/george-mcgill-wins-election-for-fort-smith-mayor/ …
AG in Indiana is Curtis Hill
So how is this a first? You #lowiq individual.
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