US EditionMaryland and Delaware send Black women to the Senate in historic first
- Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first Black woman to represent Delaware in the Senate after defeating Eric Hansen and Mike Katz, according to NBC News projections.
- Blunt Rochester is already the first woman and the first Black person to represent Delaware in Congress.
- Debbie Walsh said Black women are nearly 8% of all Americans and emphasized the long periods of no representation at all for Black women in the Senate.
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Black Women Notch Historic Senate Wins in an Election Year Defined by Potential Firsts
WASHINGTON — Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly transgender lawmaker to Congress on Tuesday. They’re among historic choices in nearly a dozen races showing Americans opting for more diverse representation, even as Vice President Kamala Harris lost her own historic bid for the White House. Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks prevailed in their rac…
Black women notch historic Senate wins
WASHINGTON — Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly transgender lawmaker to Congress on Tuesday. They’re among historic choices in nearly a dozen races showing Americans opting for more diverse representation even with issues such as affirmative action and LGBTQ inclusion driving deeper divisions.Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks prevailed in their…
A black woman, a transgender, a Korean-American: Tracking historic wins of US Election 2024
US Election 2024: Delaware, New Jersey made history in the 2024 elections with wins for Lisa Blunt Rochester, Sarah McBride, and Andy Kim. Blunt Rochester is Delaware's first Black and female senator, McBride is first openly transgender person elected, and Kim is the first Korean-American senator.
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