Tammy Baldwin wins US Senate seat

Tommy Thompson; Campaign watchers: Race rooted in voter issues, not sexual orientation. (CNN) -- Tammy Baldwin made history Tuesday night -- twice. She became the first openly gay politician, and first Wisconsin woman, elected to the U.S. Senate.Tammy Baldwin, the U.S Congresswoman who has been running for the U.S. Senate wins, becomes the first open lesbian and openly gay person elected to the Senate.On November 6, 2012, Tammy Baldwin won the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by a retiring Herb

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