by osita70 on November 9th, 2004
Barack Obama, the newly elected senator from Illinois, is currently the only Black senator. He is the third Black senator since Reconstruction - the other two being Carole Moseley Braun and Edward Brooke.
There were also two Black senators elected during the post civil war reconstruction. They were Hiram Rhoades Revels and Blanche K. Bruce, both from Mississippi.
by babyAsh on October 1st, 2009
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by jc3willi on June 7th, 2007
Met Wisconsin State Senator Lena C. Taylor last week so the field is growing.
by puzzled4ever on April 6th, 2008
African Americans:
Hiram R. Revels (R-Mississippi), 1870-71
Blanche K. Bruce (R-Mississippi), 1875-1881
Edward W. Brooke (R-Massachusetts), 1967-1979
Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Illinois), 1993-1999
Barack Obama (D-Illinois), 2005-
Do you think Mr Pelosi might be the most miserable man on earth?
by writemyselfaletter on November 8th, 2009
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Who is the dumbest person in congress?
by James1 on November 5th, 2009
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It's an accepted fact that the Mayor of your home town has more influence in your life than does the President . Do you know the name of your town's Mayor?
by Rude Bear Ready for Winter on October 22nd, 2009
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I want the president to be smarter, more articulate, more virtuous, and an all around better person that I am. Does that make me an "elitist"?
by ExactlyTwentyLetters on September 30th, 2009
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Bernard Kerick could get up to 61 years in prison for false tax returns and lying during the vetting process for leading the Department of Homeland Security, but Timothy Geitner does the same and gets no jail and gets confirmed...corrupt or not?
by jackpipe30 on November 5th, 2009
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Edward J Tarver was subsequently elected to the GA senate in 2005.
by rmabfred on February 7th, 2006