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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.
Population data are from 2021 American Community Survey and 2020 census population estimates. Districts in the table below reflect the 118th Congress. [1]Currently, there are 26 congressional districts where African Americans make up a majority of constituents, mostly in the South.
Ohio is divided into 15 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.After the 2010 census, Ohio, which up until then had 18 districts, lost two House seats due to slow population growth compared to the national average, [1] and a new map was signed into law on September 26, 2011.
Edward Brooke held office as Attorney General and U.S. Senator Michigan 3 3 Minnesota 1 1 Mississippi 7 2 9 All of Mississippi's African American statewide officials and Senators took office during Reconstruction, as of 2022. Nevada 1 1 New Jersey 8 8 New Mexico 1 1 New York 9 9 North Carolina 3 3 Ohio 3 3 Oklahoma 1 1 Oregon 1 1 Pennsylvania 1 1
Ohio was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, and elects U.S. senators to class 1 and class 3.Its current U.S. senator is Republican Bernie Moreno (serving since 2025). Not counting Vermont and Arizona, where independents have caucused with the Democrats since 2001 and 2023, Ohio had the longest current split delegation, having had two senators from the opposite parties from 2007 until 2025.
The previous longest-serving Black senator was the late Republican Sen. Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, who held office from 1967 until 1979. ... and make America the shining city on the Hill ...
Of these, 74% are White and 21% are Black. Immigrants make up 4% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $64,000, while 11% of households live below the poverty line. 8% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school degree, while 34% hold a bachelor's ...
60.7%; first African-American senator elected by popular vote: Massachusetts 1874 Blanche Bruce: Republican: 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