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The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral United States Congress, which is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the term "African American" includes all individuals who identify with one or more nationalities or ethnic groups originating in any of the ...
This category includes African American members of the United States House of Representatives who are currently serving as well as those who served in the past. The main article for this category is African Americans in the United States Congress .
U.S. House of Representatives [h] Indiana Senate Indiana House of Representatives: 1976 Indiana 6: Jefferson Shreve (R) No Open seat; replacing Greg Pence (R) Indianapolis City-County Council: 1965 Indiana 8: Mark Messmer (R) No Open seat; replacing Larry Bucshon (R) Majority Leader of the Indiana Senate Indiana House of Representatives: 1967 ...
January 25, 1870, letter from the governor and secretary of state of Mississippi that certified the election of Hiram Rhodes Revels to the Senate. First black senator and representatives: Sen. Hiram Revels (R-MS), Rep. Benjamin S. Turner (R-AL), Robert DeLarge (R-SC), Josiah Walls (R-FL), Jefferson Long (R-GA), Joseph Rainey and Robert B. Elliott (R-SC)
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 ...
Rep. Joseph H. Rainey, born into slavery in 1832, was honored Thursday for being the first Black member of the The post First Black Congressman, who was born a slave, honored at Capitol appeared ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of December 14, 2024, the 118th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
U.S. House of Representatives seniority Rank Representative Party District Seniority date Previous service [2] Notes 1 Don Young: R Alaska at-large: March 6, 1973 Dean of the House Died on March 18, 2022. 2 Hal Rogers: R Kentucky 5: January 3, 1981 Dean of the House from March 18, 2022 3 Chris Smith: R New Jersey 4 4 Steny Hoyer: D Maryland 5 ...