Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Prince George’s County, Maryland, Executive Angela Alsobrooks made history Tuesday by winning their U.S. Senate races.
Why it matters: This will be the first time two Black women, both Democrats, serve in the Senate at the same time, and each is the first Black senator to represent their state.
- Four of 100 current senators are Black: Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.).
Zoom out: Three Black women have served in the Senate, two of whom were…..