Pennsylvania
29. Austin Davis
After being selected by presumptive Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro to be his running mate, Davis would enter the 2022 race for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania and the pair would soundly defeat the Republican ticket of Doug Mastriano and Carrie DelRosso with Davis becoming not only the first African American to be elected lieutenant governor, but also the first millennial to win statewide office in Pennsylvania.
30. Summer Lee
Another first for Pennsylvania, Lee will succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Mike Doyle. Already a Pittsburgh-area state representative, she won her primary by a mere single percentage point and went on to win her election to represent Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, making her the first Black woman from Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives.
