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Many African-American members of the House of Representatives serve majority-minority districts. [4] Some of these congressional districts are gerrymandered , limiting serious challenges to their re-election, and limiting their abilities to represent a larger, more diverse constituency. [ 4 ]
The first African American to serve was Senator Hiram Revels in 1870. The first African American to chair a congressional committee was Representative William L. Dawson in 1949. The first African-American woman was Representative Shirley Chisholm in 1968, and the first African American to become Dean of the House was John Conyers in 2015.
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, which is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau defines "African Americans" as citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa. [2]
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Democratic Party (former New Party member and DSA member) [a] Bernie Sanders: House January 3, 1991: January 3, 2007: Vermont: Independent (won most Democratic Party votes) [13] [14] [15] Major Owens: House January 3, 1983: January 3, 2007: New York Democratic Party (DSA member) [12] [20] David Bonior: House January 3, 1977: January 3, 2003 ...
Political scientists Dr. Ismail White and Dr. Chryl Laird, authors of “Steadfast Democrats,” argue that civil rights victories solidified the Democratic Party’s loyalty from Black voters.
The dynamics are especially fraught for Harris, the first Black woman and person of south Asian descent to be elected vice president, and for the Black Democrats who were so instrumental in ...
This is the main page for the alphabetized list of former members of the United States House of Representatives, which is accessible by using the above template. The list is incomplete. The number of former members of the House is at least 11,026. [needs update]