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.
Rhonda Nyman Rhonda Nyman is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. She was elected as a Democrat in November 2010, succeeding her husband Robert Nyman who died in office. In the November 2014 election, she was defeated by Republican challenger David DeCoste in a close election, only conceding after the result was verified by a recount.