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2 Native American women make history in midterm election
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In New Mexico, former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was elected governor, making her the first Native American woman elected to lead a U.S. state. In Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan became the first Native American woman senator.
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In New Mexico, former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was elected governor, making her the first Native American woman elected to lead a U.S. state. In Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan became the first Native American woman senator.
Two Native American women made history in the midterm elections: Deb Haaland, a New Mexico Democrat, will be the nation’s first woman Native American governor, and Peggy Flanagan, a Democrat of Minnesota, is the first Native American woman to win election to the Senate.
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