Angela Alsobrooks to join her in unprecedented moment of two Black women in the Senate

Meanwhile, Angela Alsobrooks won her race to represent Maryland in the Senate; she will be the first Black senator to represent the state. Although Maryland is a reliably Democratic-voting state, Alsobrooks faced a strong challenge from former Gov. Larry Hogan, a moderate Republican who remains popular with Maryland voters. These election results make Blunt Rochester and Alsobrooks only the fourth and fifth Black women ever to serve in the Senate. Former ambassador Carol Moseley Braun was elected to represent Illinois for one term, 1993-1999. Kamala Harris was elected in 2016 to represent California, which she did from 2017 until she became vice president in 2021. Laphonza Butler was appointed the third Black woman senator in 2023, serving the remainder of the term for deceased Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

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