119th Congress brings firsts for women of color

[Republican Kimberlyn King-Hinds, who identifies as Pacific Islander, is the first woman delegate of the Northern Mariana Islands.]

[This tally has increased slightly since the beginning of the 118th Congress in 2023. Virginia elected Rep. Jennifer McClellan, the state’s first Black congresswoman, in a February 2023 special election. And King-Hinds was elected as the Northern Mariana Islands’ first woman delegate of any background in November 2024.]