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The first African-American woman to serve as a representative was Shirley Chisholm from New York's 12th congressional district in 1969 during the Civil Rights Movement. Many African-American members of the House of Representatives serve majority-minority districts. [ 4 ]
Re-elected, but resigned on election to New Jersey State Senate. Nellie Pou: Democratic: 9th: 2025 – present Elected in 2024. Incumbent. D. Lane Powers: Republican: 4th: 1933 – 1945 Elected in 1932. Resigned to become a member of the Public Utilities Commission of New Jersey Le Gage Pratt: Democratic: 8th: 1907 – 1909 Elected in 1906 ...
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 4 4 Ohio 3 3 Oklahoma 1 1 Oregon 1 1 Pennsylvania 1 1
Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill [1] [2] (/ ˈ m aɪ k i / MY-kee; born January 19, 1972) [3] is an American politician, former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, attorney, and former federal prosecutor [4] serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district since 2019.
There were nine new senators (four Democrats, five Republicans) and 63 new representatives (33 Democrats, 30 Republicans), as well as two new delegates (a Democrat and a Republican), at the start of its first session. Additionally, three senators (all Republicans) have taken office in order to fill vacancies during the 119th Congress.
However, the congressman and former voting rights attorney acknowledged that Texas, a former confederate state, also “produced some of our biggest progress,” including former President Lyndon ...
2024 New Jersey's 3rd congressional district election [24] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Herb Conaway: 202,034 : 53.2 : Republican: Rajesh Mohan 169,454 44.7 Green: Steven Welzer 3,478 0.9 Libertarian: Chris Russomanno 1,951 0.5 Independent: Douglas Wynn 1,332 0.4 Independent: Justin Barbera 1,235 0.3 Total votes 379,484 : 100.0 ...
Democratic Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush will soon be a lawmaker in Washington, D.C. After last Tuesday’s election, Missouri gained its first Black and its first female member of Congress.