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Arts Fighter: House Seat and Ho-Chunk Nation

arts fighter: The other is Democrat Sharice Davids, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and former mixed martial arts fighter, who bested four-term Republican incumbent Rep, according to Vancouver Courier. Kevin Yoder in Kansas. She crushed Republican challenger Anthony Pappas in their battle for a House seat in New York following her decisive upset primary win earlier this year over incumbent Democrat Jow Crowley.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver Art Gallery reveals new wooden concept design Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Richmond's off-street prostitution rings highlighted by deportation case Vancouver transit police looking for suspect in alleged hate crime Deb Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna, carried the Democrat flag in a New Mexico district to become one of the first two Indigenous women ever elected to Congress. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, an Ecuadorian immigrant in Florida, narrowly defeated Republican rival Carlos Curbelo for a House seat by capitalizing on her opponent's pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Jared Polis, previously a Colorado member of the House of Representatives, became the first openly gay man to be elected a U.S. governor, defeating Republican gubernatorial nominee Walker Stapleton. She also described a spartan childhood as a recent arrival in the U.S., working her way through high school while her mother worked two jobs and studied English on the weekends. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.