The US House of Representatives will have its highest number of indigenous representatives after Tuesday’s election, according to the independent Native American newspaper Indian Country Today. With Haaland and Torres Small on board, New Mexico's delegation to the U.S. House is made up entirely of persons of color. She was the Republican nominee for the 2nd district again in 2020, and defeated Torres Small in a rematch. Carol Tobias, who leads National Right to Life Committee, says there is excitement because rookie lawmakers who are proudly pro-life number at … The US House of Representatives will have its highest number of indigenous representatives after Tuesday’s election, according to the independent Native American newspaper Indian Country Today. Herrell, a Republican, beat the Democratic incumbent Xochitl Torres Small for her New Mexico congressional seat. As a child, Xochitl heard stories about her grandmother, who immigrated here from Mexico, working in the fields to build her American … Ben Ray Luján easily won re-election in the 3rd Congressional District, home to a large number of tribes and Native Americans as well. Herrell, a Republican, beat the Democratic incumbent Xochitl Torres Small for her New Mexico congressional seat. She is the first Republican Native woman in Congress, the first Cherokee woman, the third Native American woman and the second Native woman from New Mexico elected to the House. Growing up in Las Cruces, Xochitl Torres Small learned the New Mexico values of hard work, grit, and a commitment to make southern New Mexico a better home for all of us. As far as pushing back on New Mexico oil and gas, I’d say the more interesting election was NM District 2, where Xochitl Torres Small just flipped it from red to blue. Native American and Alaska Native veterans would receive mental health care that's appropriate to their cultures under legislation announced Thursday by U.S. Rep. Tom Cole. — Xochitl Torres Small (@XochforCongress) October 23, 2018. ... and Xochitl Torres Small, D-New Mexico. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Democrat Xochitl Torres Small has won an open U.S. House seat representing southern New Mexico's 2nd District in a closely watched race, completing a statewide sweep for Democrats and giving the diverse southwestern state its first U.S. House three-member delegation made up of all people of color. Herrell is a member of the Cherokee Nation making her both the first Cherokee woman and first Native American Republican woman elected to serve in Congress. Snapshot of Victory: Yvette Herrell defeated first term incumbent Democrat Rep. Xochitl Torres Small by a vote of 53.75% to 46.25%.
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