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.

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For the first time in the 236-year history of the U.S. Senate, two Black women are serving simultaneously. Geoff Bennett sat down with Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Sen. Lisa Blunt ...

Female candidates, particularly women of color, have long had more trouble raising funds for campaigns, Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., currently the only Black woman in the Senate, told USA TODAY.

The senators, who refer to one another as "sister senator," will become the fourth and fifth Black women to serve in the Senate when they're sworn in on Jan. 3.

There have never been two Black female senators serving at the same time, but Democratic candidates Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland could be the first if they ...

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 ...

Historic Achievement: Black Women Elected as Senators in California and Across the U.S. During the 2024 General Election ...

This fall, the Senate could make history by electing two Black women, a first since Congress was established over 200 years ago.

The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall. Two Black women could be elected to the chamber, a situation never seen before.

2 Black women could make Senate history on Election Day There have never been two Black female senators serving at the same time, but Democratic candidates Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and ...