The First
THE FIRSTS: DAVID CROWLEY AND THE MILWAUKEE BOY WHO MADE WISCONSIN HISTORY
There is something about a political first that makes us look beyond the election results and ask a much more…
THE FIRSTS: XAVIER BECERRA AND THE SON OF IMMIGRANTS WHO MADE CALIFORNIA HISTORY
What does the American Dream look like when you grow up in a home where space is limited, money is…
THE FIRSTS: GINA HINOJOSA AND THE TEXAS MOTHER WHO TOOK HER FIGHT FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD TO THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION
What happens when a mother gets a letter saying her child’s school might close? Some parents call the school district.…
THE FIRSTS: ABDUL EL-SAYED AND THE AMERICAN STORY THAT COULD NO LONGER BE LEFT OUT
There are names in American politics that seem to arrive with a built-in pronunciation test. Some are long. Some are…
THE FIRSTS: ADAM HAMAWY AND THE DOCTOR WHO TOOK HIS FIGHT FROM THE OPERATING ROOM TO CONGRESS
There is a particular kind of person who spends a lifetime running toward the emergency while everyone else is running…
THE FIRSTS: CHRIS PAPPAS AND THE MOMENT THE SENATE FINALLY MADE ROOM
There are certain rooms in America where the guest list has been remarkably predictable. The United States Senate is one…
THE FIRST: PEGGY FLANAGAN AND THE WOMEN WHO BUILT THE ROAD BEFORE HER
She may be the first Native American woman elected to the United States Senate, but Peggy Flanagan knows better than…
THE FIRST: DEB HAALAND AND THE WOMAN WHO REFUSED TO LET HISTORY HAVE THE LAST WORD
From a single mother struggling to make ends meet to the first Native American woman elected governor of an American…
THE FIRST: KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS JUST CHANGED THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION FOREVER
Georgia has elected the first Black woman governor in American history. And while the headlines are celebrating the history, there’s…
