The 115th Congress is the most racially diverse in US history
The 115th Congress takes office in January, and its chambers will have a record number of Latino, African-American and Asian-American members.
Here's a look at the numbers: 34 Latinos will serve in the House and four in the Senate. One of those representatives — Nevada Sen.-elect Catherine Cortez Masto — will be the first-ever Latina senator.
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The number of black members in Congress jumped from 46 to 49. The number of Asian-Americans increased from 11 to 15. And the number of women of color is set to quadruple.
There are some numbers that stayed the same, though. No LGBTQ members were added — that number still sits at seven — and there will be the same total number of women in both chambers.
If this all sounds familiar, it's because it is. Nearly one in five members of the 114th Congress were a racial or ethnic minority.
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In 2013, Congress saw a record number of women and racial minorities sworn in. The 113th Congress reportedly had the first Buddhist in the Senate and the first openly bisexual woman in the House.
The growing diversity in the legislative body is a good thing, but compared with the U.S. population, Congress is still disproportionately white and male.
The 114th Congress was 80 percent white, 80 percent male and 92 percent Christian, and the new Congress is only slightly more diverse.
