SENATE HISTORIC FIRSTS | USSYP

First Female Senator:

Rebecca Latimer Felton First woman to serve in the U.S. Senate (appointed Nov. 21, 1922, for one day from Georgia). A symbolic milestone for women’s representation. U.S. Senate+1

First African-American Senator:

Hiram Revels Sworn in Feb. 25, 1870 (Mississippi). First Black U.S. Senator, during Reconstruction. U.S. Senate

First Asian-American Senator:

Hiram Fong Served 1959–1977 (Hawaii). First Chinese-American U.S. Senator and first Asian-American senator. Wikipedia

First Asian-American Woman Senator:

Mazie Hirono Elected in 2012 for Hawaii. First Asian-American woman in the Senate and first Buddhist senator. Wikipedia

First Openly LGBTQ+ Senator:

Tammy Baldwin Elected 2012 (Wisconsin). First openly gay U.S. Senator. U.S. Senate

First Hispanic Woman Senator:

Catherine Cortez Masto Elected 2016 for Nevada. First Latina U.S. Senator. U.S. Senate

First Hispanic Senator

Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo, who served a brief term representing New Mexico in 1928. A Republican born in Mexico, Larrazolo was elected to fill the unexpired term of a senator who had died in offic