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A Republican, Brooke was the first black senator to serve two terms in the Senate, holding office until 1979. [5] From 1979 to 1993, there were no black members of the United States Senate. Between 1993 and 2010, three black members of the Illinois Democratic Party would hold Illinois's Class 3 Senate seat at different times.
In the U.S. political sphere, misogynoir has led to the lack of Black women in politics. The number of Black elected officials has increased since 1965, however Black people remain underrepresented at all levels of government. Black women make up less than 3% of U.S. representatives and there were no Black women in the U.S. Senate as late as 2007.
First African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate [12] Mississippi 1872 P. B. S. Pinchback: Republican: Won the election; not seated due to election challenges [13] Louisiana 1870 Hiram Revels + Republicans: First African-American senator (elected by state legislature to fill a vacant seat) [14] Mississippi
Female candidates, particularly women of color, have long had more trouble raising funds for campaigns, Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., currently the only Black woman in the Senate, told USA TODAY.
The two Democrats are also projected to be the first Black women elected to the Senate from their states. Blunt Rochester, who was Delaware's first Black female House member, is projected to ...
Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks are the fourth and fifth Black women elected to Congress
Some female U.S. senators have later run for U.S. president or vice president—see list of female United States presidential and vice presidential candidates. In 2020, Kamala Harris became the first female senator, current or past, to win her vice presidential election bid and become the first female President of the United States Senate.
Today, two dozen Black major party candidates are battling for U.S. Senate, governor and other high office positions across the country. Here are 22 Black candidates who could make history on ...