Lt. Gov.-elect Christian Mitchell blazes new Illinois trail: 'I realize whose shoulders I stand on'

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Democrats’ blue tsunami on election night ushered in a wave of “firsts” across the nation, from the first Black woman elected governor, Georgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms, to the first Muslim person elected to the U.S. Senate, Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed.It also washed over Illinois, which will become the first state <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/11/04/juliana-strattons-win-marks-historic-first-for-women-of-color-in-national-politics" target="_blank" >to send two women of color to the U.S. Senate</a> when outgoing Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is…

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Lt. Gov.-elect Christian Mitchell blazes new Illinois trail: 'I realize whose shoulders I stand on'
Democrats’ blue tsunami on election night ushered in a wave of “firsts” across the nation, from the first Black woman elected governor, Georgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms, to the first Muslim person elected to the U.S. Senate, Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed.It also washed...