Elise Stefanik, 30, is the youngest woman elected to Congress

Elise Stefanik, 30, is the youngest woman elected to Congress
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At 30, Republican Elise Stefanik is projected to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.

She is also the first Republican to win New York's 21st District, ABC News reports. The previous record holder for youngest woman to serve in Congress was Democrat Elizabeth Holtzman, elected in 1973 at the age of 31.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.