Two politicians in their twenties, Republican Michael Alfonso, 26, in Wisconsin and Democrat Melat Kiros, 29, in Colorado, were among the youngest candidates elected to the US Congress in the midterm elections. Florida's Maxwell Frost, 29, won another term unopposed, while James Talarico, 37, became the youngest member of the US Senate.
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Democrat Melat Kiros, 29, an Ethiopian-born lawyer and democratic socialist, won Colorado's 1st Congressional District, becoming the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress.
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In Texas, James Talarico — 37 — became the youngest member of the US Senate.
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Republican Michael Alfonso, 26, defeated Democrat Fred Clark in Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District, becoming the youngest member of the House of Representatives and the first person born in the 2000s to serve in Congress.
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Democrat Melat Kiros, 29, an Ethiopian-born lawyer and democratic socialist, won Colorado's 1st Congressional District, becoming the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress.
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She previously defeated longtime Democratic incumbent Diana DeGette in the party primary.
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In Texas, James Talarico — 37 — became the youngest member of the US Senate.
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