Not sure why that is an issue - She's of mixed-race/mix-ancestry. When she won her senate seat, she was not the first person of African ancestry to be elected t

Not sure why that is an issue - She's of mixed-race/mix-ancestry. When she won her senate seat, she was not the first person of African ancestry to be elected to the senate. But she was indeed the first one of Indian ancestry. Now that she's a VP candidate,she is the first woman of African ancestry to be picked for that position.