115th Congress will be most racially diverse in history

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The Hill:

The new Congress set to take office in January is slated to be the most racially diverse in history.

 

Record numbers of Hispanics, African-Americans, Asian-Americans and women of color will serve in the next legislative session.

 

Most of the racial, gender and religious diversity will be represented by Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate, even though the party is the minority of both chambers.

The Congress will still be overwhelmingly white and male compared to the overall population.

 

And the number of women serving in the House and Senate is flat. Fourteen women won election for the first time this month, but those gains will be offset by the number of female lawmakers who are leaving at the end of this year.

 

Here’s a look at the demographics of the new Congress.