Several politicians marked historic firsts in the 2024 election.
Donald Trump is the first convicted felon to be elected president.
Sarah McBride of Delaware was elected as the first transgender member of Congress.
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance made history in the 2024 election, but they weren't the only ones.
Down the ballot, incoming members of Congress broke boundaries in both the Senate and House of Representatives with historic wins.
For the first time, the Senate will include two Black women and a Korean-American senator. The first transgender member of Congress will also join the House of Representatives.
Here are 10 politicians who marked historic firsts in the 2024 election.
President-elect Donald Trump is the first convicted felon to be elected president of the United States.Donald Trump.
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Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, who became the Democratic nominee after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July.
Trump will also be the second US president to serve two non-consecutive terms. The first was President Grover Cleveland, who served as the 22nd and 24th president.
Vice President-elect JD Vance, 40, will serve as America's first millennial vice president.JD Vance and Usha Vance.
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His wife, Usha Vance, will also be the first Hindu and first Indian American second lady.
Senator-elect Sarah McBride of Delaware will be the first transgender member of Congress.Sarah McBride.
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Sarah McBride defeated Republican John Whalen to represent Delaware's only congressional district in the House of Representatives.
"While at this moment in America's history, hope sometimes feels hard to come by, we must never forget that we are the beneficiaries of seemingly impossible change," she said in her victory speech.
Senator-elect Angela Alsobrooks will be the first Black senator to represent Maryland in Congress.Angela Alsobrooks.
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Alsobrooks won her race against Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan.
"To each and every Marylander, I say this. I will make your care my concern. Your hope, my focus. And your dreams, my work in the days and years to come," she said in a speech after the race was called on election night.
Senator-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester won her race to become Delaware's first Black and first female senator.Lisa Blunt Rochester.
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Rochester previously served in Congress as a Democratic US representative.
Together with Alsobrooks, it will also be the first time in US history that two Black women have served in the Senate at the same time.
Senator-elect Andy Kim of New Jersey will serve as America's first Korean-American senator.Andy Kim.
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Kim defeated Republican Curtis Bashaw to win his Senate seat.
"My parents taught me to love America," Kim said in his victory speech. "I revere this country."
Representative-elect Julie Johnson is the first LGBTQ+ member of Congress elected from Texas and the South at large. Julie Johnson.
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Johnson, who won her race against Republican Darrell Day, will represent Texas' 32nd congressional district.
Senator-elect Bernie Moreno will be Ohio's first Latino senator.Bernie Moreno, the GOP Senate nominee in Ohio.
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