Huldah Momanyi: First Kenyan to win a seat in the United States
Kenyan-born American Huldah Momanyi made history by clinching a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Momanyi became the first Kenyan-born politician to hold office in the United States of America.
Momanyi was running under the Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party.
She won 64.78 per cent of the votes, securing a seat at Minnesota’s District 38A, which includes the southwestern parts of Brooklyn Park and Osseo. Her win for the seat represents a significant milestone in the growing representation of African immigrants in American politics.
