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Speaking in front of a large group of supporters on the top floor of one of the tallest buildings in Tulsa, U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn on Saturday wanted to affirm the message that creating substantive change in Oklahoma would take a group effort.

“We can’t do anything if we’re not working together,” said Horn after addressing a crowd at a fundraising event during the annual Heart of the Party annual champagne brunch in association with the Tulsa Chapter of the Oklahoma Federation of Democratic Women on the 41st floor of the First Place Tower. “I ran to serve the people of Oklahoma.”

Horn became the first Democrat to represent the 5th District since 1975 after she defeated Republican Steve Russell during the November general election. The victory was also historic in that it enabled Horn to become the first Democratic member of Congress elected in Oklahoma since Dan Boren in 2013 and the only Democratic congresswoman from Oklahoma in the state’s history.

“People wanted representatives that care to listen to them,” she said. “We asked people what was important to them. “That common-sense, practical focus really made a difference on the ground for Oklahomans.”

As surprising as her victory was, does Horn believe it could spark a blue wave in the future?