NPR reported that the incoming class of U.S. senators is full of historic firsts, with voters in the midterm elections choosing candidates who break new ground for the chamber. The report was written by Saige Miller and published Friday. It is available at NPR's report on the incoming Senate class.
According to NPR's summary, the group includes the first Native American elected to the U.S. Senate and the first Muslim who will join the upper chamber. NPR also reported that the class includes the Senate's first Paralympian. The summary describes all of these candidates as having been elected in the midterms.
NPR's summary does not name the individual senators, the states they will represent, or the offices or parties they are associated with. It also does not give vote totals or the dates on which the races were decided. The full article was not available in its entirety for this report, so readers seeking those details will need to consult NPR directly.
NPR's summary treats the Native American senator, the Muslim senator and the Paralympian as separate firsts. It does not say whether any single candidate fits more than one of the categories it lists.
NPR's headline frames the group as a collection of firsts, and its summary says voters "elected historic candidates" in the midterms. The summary does not say how many incoming senators fall into these categories, or whether any other members of the class share them. NPR's account, as summarized here, is limited to the three categories named above.
Sources: NPR: The incoming class of U.S. senators is full of historic firsts.