Voters elect two Black women to the U.S. Senate
They are Lisa Blunt Rochester from Delaware (Left) and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland.
Blunt Rochester, a congresswoman from Delaware, will be the first woman and Black senator to represent the state.
Alsobrooks, a former county executive and prosecutor who beat out the state’s former Republican governor in a tight race is the first Black senator from Maryland. Both women are Democrats.
Three other Black women have served in the U.S. Senate, including Carol Moseley Braun, Kamala Harris, and Laphonza Butler.
Until now there has never been more than one Black woman serving in the Senate at a time.