四位进步的有色国会女议员，她们在2018年赢得了历史性的竞选，成为唐纳德·特朗普总统的热门目标和共和党都赢得了连任，确保了第117届国会的连任。
众议员亚历山大·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯，纽约州，众议员阿扬纳·普雷斯利，马萨诸塞州。明尼苏达州众议员伊尔汉·奥马尔(Ilhan Omar)和密歇根州众议员拉希达·特拉伊布(Rashida Tlaib)被称为“小队”(the past)，他们在过去几年里迅速成为社交媒体的轰动人物和全国进步的煽动者，因为他们激励了民主党的进步派，并引起了特朗普的愤怒。
在他们预计获胜后，奥马尔周二晚上在推特上写道:“我们的姐妹情谊是坚韧的。”
这个昵称已经成为支持者使用的昵称，在奥卡西奥-科尔特斯于2018年11月12日分享了四名即将上任的议员坐在一起的照片以及标题“班”后，这个昵称就开始流行了。
但共和党和特朗普也使用了这个绰号，他们在反对民主党总统候选人乔·拜登(Joe Biden)的总统竞选期间将该组织武器化，将新生议员塑造成民主党的“激进”和“社会主义”代表。
所有四名国会女议员都在可靠的蓝区拥有席位，尽管奥马尔面临着来自资金雄厚的主要对手的挑战，但总体而言，她们都没有面临严重的挑战选举。
奥卡西奥-科尔特斯(Ocasio-Cortez)在29岁时成为上一个周期当选国会最年轻的女性，她击败了共和党人约翰·C·卡明斯(John C. Cummings)和服务美国运动党的米歇尔·卡鲁索-卡夫雷拉(Michelle Caruso-Cabrera)，赢得了代表纽约第14国会选区的竞选。
“感谢布朗克斯和皇后区再次选举我进入众议院，尽管花了数百万美元反对我们，并相信我会再次代表你，”这位国会女议员，也被称为“AOC”，周二晚上在推特上说。
奥卡西奥-科尔特斯在民主党初选中支持伯尼·桑德斯、特拉伊布和奥马尔，并在民主党全国代表大会上代表桑德斯。
普雷斯利成为第一位在国会代表马萨诸塞州的黑人女性，她轻松赢得了代表马萨诸塞州第七国会选区的连任竞选，击败了一名独立候选人。
她在推特上感谢了她的支持者线周三，以悼念她已故的母亲开始。
“谢谢妈妈，成为你的女儿仍然是我最骄傲的头衔，”普雷斯利在推特上写道，同时附上了她参观母亲墓地的照片。
特拉伊布是巴勒斯坦裔美国人，她和奥马尔一起成为2018年第一批当选国会议员的两名穆斯林女性之一。
她在密歇根州蓝色的第13国会选区轻松获胜，击败了共和党人大卫·杜登霍弗。
她在一封信中感谢了她的支持者自录音再现装置发出的高音周三早上，我写道，“我永远不会退缩，因为你值得一个不会出卖你的人，他将永远是你的根”
与此同时，奥马尔，谁是主题特朗普和他的一些支持者发起了咄咄逼人的仇视伊斯兰的攻击，在明尼苏达州第五选区竞选中轻松击败共和党人莱西·约翰逊。
奥马尔在竞选中很大程度上依赖于基层的小额捐款，今年早些时候，她面临着来自一个资金雄厚的对手的严峻挑战突出了政治上反对大笔金钱的斗争。
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然而，她赢得了最受关注和最昂贵的初选之一在明尼苏达州，获得了57.4%的选票。
随着四名国会女议员今年冬天返回美国国会大厦，她们的小组可能会有一名新成员加入——民主党人柯里·布什，她在昨晚的选举中获胜将成为第一位代表密苏里州的黑人女性在美国众议院。
布什已经在国会会见了其他有色人种妇女，包括特拉伊布和奥卡西奥-科尔特斯，以帮助指导她作为国会议员的新角色。
'Squad' members, who drew relentless attacks from Trump, coast to victory in 2020 election
The four progressive congresswomen of color, who won historic races in 2018 and becamepopular targets of President Donald Trumpand the Republican Party, each won their re-election races, securing second terms in the 117th Congress.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. -- who became known as "The Squad" -- quickly became social media sensations and national progressive firebrands over the past couple of years, as they energized the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and drew the ire of Trump.
"Our sisterhood is resilient," Omar tweeted on Tuesday night in the wake of their projected wins.
The nickname, which has become a term of endearment used by supporters, took off after Ocasio-Cortez shared a photo on Nov. 12, 2018 of the four incoming lawmakers sitting together, along with the caption, “Squad.”
But the moniker also been used by the GOP and Trump, who weaponized the group during his presidential campaign against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, casting the freshmen lawmakers as "radical" and "socialist" representatives of the Democratic Party.
All four congresswomen hold seats in reliably blue districts and although Omar faced a challenge from a well-funded primary opponent, neither of them faced serious challenges in the generalelection.
Ocasio-Cortez, who at age 29 became the youngest woman elected to Congress last cycle, won her race to represent New York's 14th congressional district, defeating Republican John C. Cummings and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera of the Serve America Movement party.
“Thank you to the Bronx & Queens for re-electing me to the House despite the millions spent against us, & trusting me to represent you once more,” The congresswoman, who is also referred to as “AOC,” tweeted on Tuesday night.
Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders, along with Tlaib and Omar, in the Democratic primary and represented Sanders at the Democratic National Convention.
Pressley, who became the first Black woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress, easily won her re-election race to represent Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District, defeating an independent candidate.
She thanked her supporters in a tweetthreadon Wednesday, which began with a tribute to her late mother.
"Thank you Mommy, being your daughter remains my proudest title,” Pressley tweeted, along with a photo of her visiting her mother's gravesite.
Tlaib, who is Palestinian-American, became one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress in 2018, along with Omar.
She coasted to victory in Michigan’s solidly blue 13th Congressional District, defeating Republican David Dudenhoefer.
She thanked her supporters in atweeton Wednesday morning, writing, “I will never back down because you deserve someone who won't sell you out and will always stay #rootedincommunity.”
Meanwhile Omar, who was the subject ofaggressive and Islamophobic attacks from Trump and some of his supporters, easily defeated Republican Lacy Johnson in Minnesota’s 5th district race.
Omar, who largely relied on small grassroots donations in her race, faced a tough primary challenge from a well-funded opponent earlier this year thatspotlighted the fight against big money in politics.
Nevertheless, shewon one of the most closely-watched and most expensive primariesin Minnesota, capturing 57.4% of the vote.
As the four congresswomen return to the U.S. Capitol this winter, their group could be joined by a new member -- Democrat Cori Bush, who won her election last night and isset to become the first Black woman to represent Missouriin the U.S. House.
Bush has already met with other women of color in Congress, including Tlaib and Ocasio-Cortez, to help guide her in her new role as a congresswoman.
