promises to be a big one. as we enter the new year, we want to look back on the change makers in 2022 who broke barriers for people of color and who are poised to make more of an impact on politics, the culture and courts in 2023. trymaine lee has more. reporter: in 2022, the winds of political power in america shifted into the vanguard of this new movement a diverse group of barrier breakers, politicians, policymakers and political upstarts who are not only making history, but making change. raphael warnock begins 2023 as the first black person ever elected to the senate from georgia. the people have spoken. reporter: house democrats ring in the new year with new leadership. new york democrat hakeem jeffries elected to lead house democrats in the 118th congress in january. replacing nancy pelosi.
you re paying off your student loans as well. it will hopefully help a lot of young people that are having difficulty trying to pay back their student debt. a lot of people will want to hear about that one. thank you so much for helping us break that down. thanks. as we enter a new year, we re taking a look at some people who helped shape the narrative of 2022 from the world of politics to the supreme court and, of course, pop culture. people of color made waves over the last 12 months and are poised to continue that in 2023 and beyond. germane lee has some of the major names who made headlines and history in 2022. reporter: in 2022 the winds of political power in america shifted and the vanguard of this new american movement, a diverse group of barrier breakers, politicians, policymakers and political upstarts who are not only making history, but making
makers, and political upstarts, who were not only making history but making change. house democrats ring in the new year with new leadership. new representative hakeem jeffries elected to lead house democrats in the 118 congress in january. replacing nancy pelosi people extra shirley chisholm and so many others. jeffries is the first african american tweet a political party in either house or senate. more congressional firsts in 2023, as the demographics on capitol hill continue to evolve. there will be a record number of hispanic and latino members, more women, more openly lgbtq members, and congress is getting younger. 25-year-old maxwell frost, a democrat from florida, with afro cuban roots is the first gen z member of congress. diversity in congress is about skin color, it is about experience, it is about where
politicians, policy makers, and political upstarts who were not only making history but making change. house democrats bring in the new year with new leadership. hakeem jeffries was elected to lead house democrats in the 118th congress in january. replacing nancy pelosi. i stand on the shoulders of so many people. jeffries is the first african american to lead a political party in the house or senate. more congressional first in 2023 as the demographics on capitol hill continue to evolve. there will be a record number of hispanic, and latino members, more women, more openly lgbtq members, and congress is getting younger. 25-year-old maxwell frost, a democrat from florida, with afro cuban roots, is the first gen z member of congress. diversity in congress is about skin color. it s about experience. it s about where you come from.
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