Sat Nov 17, 2012, 11:20 PM
sheshe2 (79,425 posts)
The New Color Of Congress...and We Should Be PROUD!
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![]() [url=http://postimage.org/]image ru[/url] New member diversity: Race African American Marc Veasey (D-TX-33) Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ-10) Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08) Latinos Joaquin Castro(D-TX-20) Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29) Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM-01) Juan Vargas (D-CA-51) Joe Garcia (D-FL-26) Pete Gallego (D-TX-23) Ted Cruz (R-TX-SEN) Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-CA-35) Filemon Vela (D-TX-34) Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36) Asian American Grace Meng (D-NY-06) Mazie Hirono (D-HI-SEN) Mark Takano (D-CA-41) Ami Bera (D-CA-07)* Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI-02) Religion Only non-theist Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ-09) Only Unitarian Universalist Ami Bera (D-CA-07) First Hindu Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI-02) First Buddhist senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI-SEN) Gender Women Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ-01) Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) Jackie Walorski (R-IN-02) Tammy Duckworth (D-IL-08) Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM-01) Elizabeth Esty (D-CT-05) Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI-02) Liz Warren (D-MA-SEN) Mazie Hirono (D-HI-SEN) Deb Fischer (R-NE-SEN) Dina Titus (D-NV-01) Ann Kuster (D-NH-02) Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH-01) Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND-SEN) Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-CA-35) Grace Meng (D-NY-06) Tammy Baldwin (D-WI-SEN) Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03) Susan Brooks (R-IN-05) Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ-09) Orientation LGBT Tammy Baldwin (D-WI-SEN) Mark Pocan (D-WI-02) Mark Takano (D-CA-41) Sean Maloney (D-NY-18) First bisexual Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ-09) First openly gay person of color Mark Takano (D-CA-41) Age Born in the 1980s Patrick Murphy (D-FL-18) Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI-02) Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA-04) Eric Swalwell (D-CA-15) *- Leading his congressional race, but it has yet to be officially called We made this happen! We said NO to Discrimination and Hate! We the American People stood up and said no! We said it in one Voice. We must continue to say it Together as ONE! Who is with me in this fight. We can not be silent ever again. This is our Democracy. This is our lives.
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Author | Time | Post |
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sheshe2 | Nov 2012 | OP |
Panasonic | Nov 2012 | #1 | |
sweetloukillbot | Nov 2012 | #10 | |
Panasonic | Nov 2012 | #23 | |
sweetloukillbot | Nov 2012 | #24 | |
sheshe2 | Nov 2012 | #14 | |
Tx4obama | Nov 2012 | #21 | |
joseph abbott | Nov 2012 | #2 | |
sheshe2 | Nov 2012 | #4 | |
Change has come | Nov 2012 | #3 | |
Maggie Sanger | Nov 2012 | #5 | |
hrmjustin | Nov 2012 | #6 | |
Post removed | Nov 2012 | #8 | |
hrmjustin | Nov 2012 | #9 | |
petronius | Nov 2012 | #12 | |
hrmjustin | Nov 2012 | #13 | |
LovingA2andMI | Nov 2012 | #11 | |
Cha | Nov 2012 | #7 | |
bluestate10 | Nov 2012 | #15 | |
Brother Buzz | Nov 2012 | #26 | |
ReRe | Nov 2012 | #16 | |
sheshe2 | Nov 2012 | #18 | |
ReRe | Nov 2012 | #19 | |
progressoid | Nov 2012 | #17 | |
Special Prosciuto | Nov 2012 | #20 | |
Tx4obama | Nov 2012 | #22 | |
bigwillq | Nov 2012 | #25 |
Response to sheshe2 (Original post)
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 11:23 PM
Panasonic (2,921 posts)
1. One more for your LGBT group
Jared Polis - first openly gay Congressman ever elected.
He still represents District 2 of our great state of Colorado. |
Response to Panasonic (Reply #1)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:22 AM
sweetloukillbot (9,029 posts)
10. First from Colorado?
Cause there have been other openly gay Congressmen before - Barney Frank for one...
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Response to sweetloukillbot (Reply #10)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 11:29 AM
Panasonic (2,921 posts)
23. Yes, but was he opnely gay when he was first elected?
I believe Frank came out of the closet later after being first elected.
Polis is the first openly gay man to be elected to Congress. First gay father too. |
Response to Panasonic (Reply #23)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 09:03 PM
sweetloukillbot (9,029 posts)
24. Interesting - I didn't know that... n/t
Response to Panasonic (Reply #1)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:38 AM
sheshe2 (79,425 posts)
14. Go Colorado! n/t
Response to Panasonic (Reply #1)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 04:24 AM
Tx4obama (36,974 posts)
21. He is not a newbie. I believe the OP list is the new members.
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Response to sheshe2 (Original post)
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 11:23 PM
joseph abbott (13 posts)
2. Bleeding Red
The House and Senate need a culling. The republicans are not just hypocrites and haters, they're seditionists. Their next term of service should be behind bars!
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Response to joseph abbott (Reply #2)
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 11:53 PM
sheshe2 (79,425 posts)
4. This post was to show The end of Prejudice and Hate
We have given Congress a new Generation of diverse backgrounds. They will bring a whole new view of our world to us.
I agree that the Senate and House need change. Yes Grover needs to be put down. However, I am stating here that this is a beginning for that. This has truly been an amazing election! The diversity of the members that we elected is truly amazing. Yes truly amazing! Sorry I know I have repeated the word a lot...but it is. Let's go for hope and change. That is beautiful right now. Put a hold on some of your anger! We all need to work together. We need to celebrate what we have accomplished for now ...then work on what we need to change! Peace. |
Response to sheshe2 (Original post)
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 11:40 PM
Change has come (2,372 posts)
3. That is a great photo!
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Response to sheshe2 (Original post)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:44 AM
Maggie Sanger (2 posts)
5. Yeah!
I hope we can continue what was originally envisioned...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Sanger |
Response to Maggie Sanger (Reply #5)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:45 AM
hrmjustin (71,265 posts)
6. My original post was to welcome this new person. I did not catch on right away what he was saying
very sorry about that.
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Response to hrmjustin (Reply #6)
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Response to Post removed (Reply #8)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:59 AM
hrmjustin (71,265 posts)
9. I am sorry? wow that took me a few moments to catch on to the bigotry there. Sorry I did not ...
... catch on earlier.
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Response to hrmjustin (Reply #9)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:29 AM
petronius (26,433 posts)
12. Don't sweat it, hrm - we're a better community when we're welcoming and
a bit trusting. I think it's cool that you make a point of greeting new DUers (even if some of them turn out to not deserve it)...
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Response to petronius (Reply #12)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:35 AM
hrmjustin (71,265 posts)
13. Thank you very much for your kind words.
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Response to Post removed (Reply #8)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:26 AM
LovingA2andMI (7,006 posts)
11. Welcome to DU
Not sure if your trip will be long here but enjoy while you can....
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Response to sheshe2 (Original post)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:47 AM
Cha (286,420 posts)
7. Thanks for all these Diversity Stats, sheshe.. quite
interesting.
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Response to sheshe2 (Original post)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:48 AM
bluestate10 (10,942 posts)
15. Ami Bera is the first Hindu elected to Congress. Tulsi Gabbard was not born Hindu, her
mom converted.
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Response to bluestate10 (Reply #15)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 09:28 PM
Brother Buzz (34,454 posts)
26. Dalip Singh Saund first Hindu elected to Congress...back in the 50's
I know, picky, picky, picky
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Response to sheshe2 (Original post)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:57 AM
ReRe (10,597 posts)
16. K&R
Congratulations to our beautiful rainbow in the US House. That's a picture of the USA right there!
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Response to ReRe (Reply #16)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 02:39 AM
sheshe2 (79,425 posts)
18. Ain't it Sweet!
We built this!
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Response to sheshe2 (Reply #18)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 03:46 AM
ReRe (10,597 posts)
19. All we need to do now is add around 35 to this group in 2014!
And so many here think it can't be done. So little faith. When there's a will, there's a way. And there is will. There has to be a way around the problem of newly gerrymandered districts. Never say never is my motto. I say we pick 100 vulnerable districts throughout the country and work them to death with GOTV for two years. Surely we could recapture the majority again. I'm a wishful thinker, that's for sure.
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Response to sheshe2 (Original post)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 02:39 AM
progressoid (48,257 posts)
17. Born in the 1980s
Crap, suddenly I feel old.
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Response to sheshe2 (Original post)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 04:18 AM
Special Prosciuto (731 posts)
20. Thank You for posting this
Our diversity is our Democracy; our destiny, our progeny.
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Response to sheshe2 (Original post)
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 04:28 AM
Tx4obama (36,974 posts)