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The Senate has had 12 African-American elected or appointed officeholders. Two each served during both the 19th and 20th centuries. [1] Three of the 12 African American senators held Illinois's Class 3 seat, including Barack Obama, who went on to become President of the United States. This makes Illinois the state with the most African-American ...
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 ]
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)
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 118th United States Congress . Party affiliation
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 ...
This category includes African-American United States senators who are currently serving as well as those who served in the past. Pages in category "African-American United States senators" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Listed are those African-American candidates who achieved ballot access for a federal election. They made the primary ballot , and have votes in the election in order to qualify for this list. Not included are African-Americans potential candidates (suggested by media, objects of draft movements , etc.), potential candidates who did not file ...
See the relevant subcategories below for differentiation between African American members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate The main article for this category is African Americans in the United States Congress .