Complex sentence: On November 8,2016, Espaillat was elected to the United States House of Representatives from New York's 13th congressional district to succeed Charles Rangel and becoming the first Dominican-American member of Congress.
Split into simpler sentences: On November 8,2016, Espaillat was elected to the United States House of Representatives from New York's 13th congressional district to succeed Charles Rangel. He is the first Dominican-American member of Congress.