Thread by @robbystarbuck

Did you know (THREAD):

• The 1st gay candidate for President, Fred Karger, was a Republican
• The 1st Black Senator, Hiram Rhodes Revel, was a Republican
• The 1st Hispanic Senator, Octaviano Larrazolo, was a Republican
• The 1st Asian Senator, Hiram Fong, was a Republican

Did you know:

• The first Native American Senator and first non-Euro elected Vice President, Charles Curtis, was a Republican
• The first Hispanic candidate for President, Ben Fernandez, was a Republican
• The first Asian candidate for President, Hiram Fong, was a Republican

Did you know:

• The first Black person to serve in the House of Representatives, Joseph Rainey, was a Republican
• The first Hispanic woman to serve in the House of Reps, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, was a Republican
• The first Black Governor, P.B.S. Pinchback, was a Republican

Did you know:

• The first woman elected to the US House of Representatives, Jeannette Rankin, was a Republican
• The first Hispanic person to serve in the House of Representatives, Romualdo Pacheco, was a Republican
• The first Indian Governor, Bobby Jindal, was a Republican

Did you know:

• The first Native American Governor, Kevin Stitt, was a Republican
• The first Hispanic Governor, Romualdo Pacheco, was a Republican
• The first former slave to preside over the Senate, Blanche Bruce

As the son of a Hispanic legal immigrant I’ve always found the political left’s attacks calling Republicans racist or worse both maddening and fascinating. I hope this thread puts some of their ridiculousness into perspective.

Republican voters have always been welcoming to all.