The leading members of the “Squad” have remained noticeably silent regarding the election of Winsome Sears in Virginia.
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar expressed their support for several liberal candidates from minority racial backgrounds who won their elections on Tuesday. The collection of liberal congresswomen refrained from mentioning the success of Sears, a black Republican woman who won the race for lieutenant governor in Virginia on Tuesday.
“In case you haven’t noticed, I am black. And I have been black all my life, but that’s not what this is about,” Sears said in her victory speech on Tuesday. Sears will now be the Virginia state government’s highest-ranking black woman in history.
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Several members of the “Squad” expressed excitement for other candidates. Pressley celebrated Michelle Wu’s victory in Boston, the city’s first woman and person of color to be elected mayor.
Activist, advocate, sister-in-service, partner-in-good, Boston City Councilor, mother, MAYOR OF BOSTON.
Congratulations @wutrain. Boston is ready for you. pic.twitter.com/u9S00KxXFI
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) November 3, 2021
“Activist, advocate, sister-in-service, partner-in-good, Boston City Councilor, mother, MAYOR OF BOSTON. Congratulations @wutrain. Boston is ready for you,” Pressley tweeted.
Pressley also praised the success of Katjana Ballantyne, who is the next mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.
On Wednesday, Omar tweeted support for Aisha Chughtai, the first Asian American Muslim elected to Minneapolis City Council.
Add @aishaforward10 to the list. She is the 1st Asian American + Muslim woman elected to Minneapolis Council ?
Historic night for American Muslims across the country. Mabruuk! https://t.co/ZODLnVwYjb
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 3, 2021
Omar did not mention Minneapolis’s decision to keep its police department.
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Sears will lead Virginia alongside Glenn Youngkin, who won the Virginia governor’s race on Tuesday.
Representatives of Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Bush, Omar, and Pressley did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Washington Examiner.
