Who was the Democratic nominee for Congress in the 2017 special election in Georgia's 6th congressional district, who was defeated by the first Republican woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress from Georgia?
Karen Handel Karen Christine Handel (née Walker; born April 18, 1962) is an American businesswoman, politician, and member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 6th congressional district. In 2017, she became the first Republican woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress from Georgia after defeating Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff on June 20 in the 2017 special election to fill the vacancy in Georgia's 6th congressional district in the most expensive congressional race in American history.
Mia Morris White Mia Morris White (born February 13, 1965 in Ibadan, Nigeria) is a former Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, elected to serve three consecutive terms, representing House District 18 (1996-2002). She was the first and so far only Republican and first woman elected in history of House District 18.