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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts) Sun Feb 26, 2023, 11:36 PM Feb 2023

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When do we get a black female US Senator?

2024
DE(Blunt Rochester-D) if Carper retires.
MD(Alsobrooks-D) if Cardin retires and Sarbanes and Raskin don’t run.
2026
IL(Underwood-D) if Durbin retires.
MA(Pressley-D) if Markey retires.

The number of black US Senators currently serving.
1)GA(Warnock-D)
2)NJ(Booker-D)
3)SC(Scott-R)

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When do we get a black female US Senator? (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Feb 2023 OP

Barbara Lee is running in California Auggie Feb 2023 #1

There has been at least one -- euphorb Feb 2023 #2

We had one. She's Vice President now. n/t TygrBright Feb 2023 #3

I really hope Lisa Blunt Rochester goes to the Senate for us here in Delaware Walleye Feb 2023 #4

Auggie

(31,802 posts)

1. Barbara Lee is running in California

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Sun Feb 26, 2023, 11:45 PM

Feb 2023

euphorb

(291 posts)

2. There has been at least one --

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Sun Feb 26, 2023, 11:57 PM

Feb 2023

Carol Moseley Brown of Illinois, serving from 1993 to 1999. But I agree we need another one (or two or . . . ).

TygrBright

(20,987 posts)

3. We had one. She's Vice President now. n/t

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Mon Feb 27, 2023, 12:01 AM

Feb 2023

Walleye

(35,693 posts)

4. I really hope Lisa Blunt Rochester goes to the Senate for us here in Delaware

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Mon Feb 27, 2023, 07:14 AM

Feb 2023

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