![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/midterms-history-makers-with-generation-z-in-congress-and-first-transgender-man/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Democratic-Representatives-Summer-Lee-at-Fetterman-Rally-Harmony-Pennsylvania-United-States-05.jpg&description=Just some of the history-makers of the 2022 midterm elections include the first transgender man in legislature and the first-ever black governor of Maryland. One person elected to Congress is the House's first member from Generation ZNew faces will converge on the Capitol as part of Congress next yearThe key Midterm elections in the US have brought with them a number of historical firsts. New members elected to Congress, positions as state officials and state governors involve candidates who are members of ethnic minorities and the LGBTQIA+ community. The successful candidates include the first member of Generation Z in Congress, Maxwell Frost, and the first Black person elected attorney general of Maryland, Anthony Brown. Frost said: "Half of Gen-Z isn't even old enough to vote yet. Over the coming years, we'll see the youth vote become even more of a force to be reckoned with. What we want is bold transformational change." Midterms are usually an indicator of the approval rating of a president and are vital for Joe Biden's agenda ( Getty Images) New members will be sworn in next year. Away from political battles, significant changes to the face of American politics have occurred, so we have taken a look at some of the historical firsts. Congress Maxwell Frost was born in just 1997 ( Lynne Sladky/AP/REX/Shutterstock) New members of Congress include Maxwell Frost, the first member of Generation Z to join the famous legislative powerhouse in Washington DC. Generation Z is defined by those born after 1996 and Democrat Frost, 25, will represent Florida's 10th Congressional District, taking over from Val Demings. Elsewhere, Republican Katie Britt will be the first elected female senator from Alabama after the previous two female senators were appointed instead of elected. Marcy Kaptur is set to become the longest-serving woman in Congress ( David Dermer/AP/REX/Shutterstock) Similarly, Alex Padilla, appointed senator from California in 2021 after Kamala Harris vacated th){kind=link}
Just some of the history-makers of the 2022 midterm elections include the first transgender man in legislature and the first-ever black governor of Maryland. One person elected to Congress is the House’s first member from Generation Z
The key Midterm elections in the US have brought with them a number of historical firsts.
New members elected to Congress, positions as state officials and state governors involve candidates who are members of ethnic minorities and the LGBTQIA+ community.
The successful candidates include the first member of Generation Z in Congress, Maxwell Frost, and the first Black person elected attorney general of Maryland, Anthony Brown.
Frost said: “Half of Gen-Z isn’t even old enough to vote yet. Over the coming years, we’ll see the youth vote become even more of a force to be reckoned with. What we want is bold transformational change.”