List of Jewish milestones

First U.S. Senate election in which both major party candidates were Jewish: 1990 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election; with Paul Wellstone defeated Rudy Boschwitz (1990)[24]
First independent Jewish member of the U.S. Congress (U.S. House of Representatives): Bernie Sanders (1991)[25]
First Jewish female members of the U.S. Senate: Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein (1993)[26]
First Jewish female Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1993)[27]
First female Cabinet-level official: Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative (1997)[28]
First Jewish nominee for Vice President of the United States on a major party ticket, and first Jewish candidate to receive an electoral vote, excluding faithless electors: Joe Lieberman (2000)[29]
First Jewish U.S. House whip: Eric Cantor (2009) (also first Jewish whip in either chamber of Congress)[30]
First Jewish U.S. House floor leader: Eric Cantor (2011)(also first Jewish floor leader and majority leader in either chamber of Congress)[30]
First Jewish female U.S. Cabinet member in the Presidential Line of Succession (Secretary of Commerce): Penny Pritzker (2013)[31]
First Jewish American to win a presidential primary (New Hampshire) and delegates: Bernie Sanders (2016)[32][33][34][35] (Barry Goldwater, the 1964 Republican presidential nominee, was the first winner of Jewish heritage, but was a Christian).[36]
First Jewish American to receive an electoral vote for President: Bernie Sanders, from a faithless elector (2016)[37] (Barry Goldwater was the first of Jewish heritage, in 1964, but was not Jewish)
First Jewish U.S. Senate floor leader: Chuck Schumer (2017) (also first Jewish minority leader in either chamber of Congress)[38]
First Jewish Second Gentleman (and first Jewish American spouse of Vice President): Douglas Emhoff (2021)
First Jewish U.S. Senate majority leader: Chuck Schumer (2021)
First Jewish female (and the first woman) Secretary of the Treasury: Janet Yellen (2021)

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List of Jewish milestonesFirst U.S. Senate election in which both major party candidates were Jewish: 1990 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election; with…

List of Jewish milestones
First U.S. Senate election in which both major party candidates were Jewish: 1990 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election; with…