By — Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/congress-will-have-more-latino-members-than-ever-before Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Congress will have more Latino members than ever before Politics Nov 8, 2018 12:56 PM EDT WASHINGTON — More Latinos will serve in Congress next year than ever before — at least 42, with one House race to be decided. The latest winner is GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state, who claimed victory Wednesday for a fifth term over Democrat Carolyn Long. In the race for an open seat in a GOP-held district that includes part of Orange County, California, Democrat Gil Cisneros trails Republican Young Kim, who’s trying to become the first Korean-American immigrant woman elected to the House. Cisneros is a first-time candidate who won a $266 million lottery jackpot. Thirty-three of 44 Latino Democratic candidates and seven of 15 Latino Republican candidates won their races. Two Latino senators weren’t on Tuesday’s ballot: Florida Republican Marco Rubio and Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — More Latinos will serve in Congress next year than ever before — at least 42, with one House race to be decided. The latest winner is GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state, who claimed victory Wednesday for a fifth term over Democrat Carolyn Long. In the race for an open seat in a GOP-held district that includes part of Orange County, California, Democrat Gil Cisneros trails Republican Young Kim, who’s trying to become the first Korean-American immigrant woman elected to the House. Cisneros is a first-time candidate who won a $266 million lottery jackpot. Thirty-three of 44 Latino Democratic candidates and seven of 15 Latino Republican candidates won their races. Two Latino senators weren’t on Tuesday’s ballot: Florida Republican Marco Rubio and Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now