Donald Trump’s election to the White House shocked pollsters, the media and millions of people around the world.
But while the world comes to terms with the fact that a man who bragged that his celebrity status allowed him to grab a woman “by the pussy”, there are still reasons to celebrate the historic votes of American people last night.
From marijuana to the election of a Muslim refugee, we take a look at some of the progressive people and policies that people voted for on Tuesday.
Cannabis legalised in California, Massachusetts and Nevada
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Former refugee elected as the first Somali-American Muslim woman legislator
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The first Latina senator was elected
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Soda tax
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Indian-American woman elected to the House for the first time
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California strengthens its gun control laws
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The first Indian-American is elected to the Senate
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Right-to-die initiative approved in Colorado
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Oregon becomes first state to elect openly LGBT governor
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First Vietnamese-American woman elected to Congress
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Increase in state minimum wages
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