Election history: 2 Black women projected to serve in the Senate at the same time
Lisa Blunt Rochester and Prince George's County, Maryland, Executive Angela Alsobrooks made history Tuesday, as they're projected to be the first two Black women to serve in the Senate at the same time.
Two Black women will serve together in the Senate for the first time
Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, both Democrats, won their Senate races on Tuesday — doubling the number of Black women who have been elected to the chamber.
Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts
“Some of the things that stumped us are kind of baked into a system that have kept Black women out of the Senate. We have figured out additional paths to be successful.” McBride, a Democratic state senator in Delaware, already made history in 2020 when ...
Two Black Women to Serve in U.S. Senate in Historic Win
Democrats Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the fourth and fifth Black women to be sworn into the Senate. Alsobrooks [fended off](
2 Black women elected to Senate for the first time in U.S. history: Alsobrooks & Rochester
The victories of Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks mark the first time African American women will serve together in the Senate.
The Senate Is About to Have 2 Black Women Serving at the Same Time. That’s Never Happened Before
For the first time in more than 200 years, two Black women will serve in the U.S. Senate at the same time, following the election of Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester in Delaware
2 Black women elected to Senate for the first time in U.S. history
The victories of Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks mark the first time African American women will serve together in the Senate.
The Senate will have two Black women at the same time for the first time in history
Angela Alsobrooks won her Senate race here on Tuesday. With that victory, she achieved something never before seen in the 235-year history of the Senate: serving alongside another Black woman in the upper chamber.
Black women notch historic Senate wins; first transgender person elected to House
For the first time ever, two Black women have been elected to serve in the U.S. Senate, while voters also sent a transgender lawmaker to the U.S. House of Representatives
Black Women Break a Barrier in US Senate, Winning Two Seats
Two Black women, Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester, have won US Senate seats representing Maryland and Delaware, breaking another barrier in a 235-year-old institution long dominated by White men.
The U.S. Will Break Its Record for Most Female Governors Serving at Once: Meet the 13 Women Sharing the Win
For the first time in history, the United States will have 13 female governors serving at the same time — a considerable feat ...
Slotkin Defeats Rogers in Michigan Senate Race, Holding a Democratic Seat
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All 7 Democratic lawmakers from Austin win reelection to Texas House, Senate
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U.S. Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester makes history as Delaware’s first Black female senator
Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester made history ... In her speech, she thanked the three Black women, including Vice President ...
Republicans take Senate majority from Democrats
Nov. 5, 2024 Already several states will send history-makers to the Senate. Voters elected two Black women to the ...
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17 states haven’t had a female U.S. senator, and 18 haven’t had a woman governor
Five races for U.S. Senate and two for governor feature a major-party nominee who, if elected, would be the first woman in ...
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These Are the Most Influential Female Members of Congress
Insights Men still outnumber female members of Congress.  Some of the most powerful women are high-ranking Congressional leaders.  Nancy Pelosi has been Speaker of the House multiple times. Also: ...