All the history making moments for diversity and representation in the 2020 election

Marguerite WardNov 5, 2020, 01:24 IST

Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres became the first openly gay Black men elected to Congress.Kevin Hagen/AP Photo; Richard Drew/AP Photo; Samantha Lee/Business Insider

Though the country still awaits the results of the presidential election, the 2020 election has already been history making.
Many people from underrepresented backgrounds were elected to serve as lawmakers.
Democrat Sarah McBride became the country's first openly transgender state senator and Republican Madison Cawthorn became the youngest person elected to Congress.
Here are more of the history making moments so far.

The 2020 election was a moment of many firsts in diversity and representation in politics.

From the country electing its first openly transgender state senator to two openly gay Black men being the first elected to Congress, there's much to take note of.

Here are all the history making moments so far.

Sarah McBride became the nation's first openly transgender state senator.

Sarah McBride Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festiva

Cori Bush became the first Black congresswoman in Missouri's history.

Cori Bush Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP

Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres became the first openly gay Black men elected to Congress.

Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres Kevin Hagen/AP Photo; Richard Drew/AP Photo; Samantha Lee/Business Insider

Madison Cawthorn became the youngest member of Congress in modern history.

Madison Cawthorn Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images

Iman Jodeh became Colorado's first Muslim lawmaker.

Iman Jodeh Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Shevrin Jones became the first out LGBTQ+ person ever elected to Florida's state Senate.

Shevrin Jones John Parra/WireImage

Michele Rayner-Goolsby became the first Black openly queer woman elected to the Florida House of Representatives.

Michele Rayner-Goolsby Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Finding Justice

Jabari Brisport became New York's first queer state senator of color.

Jabari Brisport Jabari Brisport

Kim Jackson became Georgia's first openly LGBTQ+ state senator.

Kim Jones Kim Jones

Taylor Small became the first openly transgender member of the Vermont State Legislature.

Taylor Small TaylorSmallVT.com

Stephanie Byers became the first openly transgender lawmaker ever elected in Kansas.

Stephanie Byers Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for GLSEN

Madison Cawthorn, a rising Republican star, was elected the youngest member of Congress and celebrated with the tweet 'Cry more, lib'

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