(L-R) Rep. Yvette Herrell, Rep. Sharice Davids, Rep. Deb Haaland and Rep. Kaiali'i Kahele. (Getty Images, Rep.
Yvette Herrell website, Hawaii State Legislature website.)A record-breaking six Native candidates were elected or reelected to Congress this year, according to Indian Country Today.Democratic Rep.
Sharice Davids, of Kansas’ 3rd District, won reelection against Republican opponent Amanda Adkins and is the only Democrat representing Kansas in the House.Davids hails from the Ho-Chunk Nation, according to Indian Country Today.
She was also the first openly gay Native American elected to Congress in 2018.FILE - Rep.-elect Sharice Davids, D-Kan., arrives for New Member Orientation at the Courtyard Marriott in SE, on Nov.