U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate

Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester easily won her race, becoming the first woman, and Black woman, elected to the U.S. Senate from Delaware.

Sens.-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) will become the first two Black women to serve together in the Senate. Neither Delaware nor Maryland have ever had a Black

Maryland Sen.-elect Angela Alsobrooks will make history in January as one of just five Black women to ever serve in the United States Senate.

In a landmark election, voters have chosen the first two Black women to serve in the U.S. Senate simultaneously. Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks won their respective races and raised the total number of Black women elected to the government branch from two to four.

Lisa Blunt Rochester in Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland will change the math. They are both projected to win their races on Tuesday — making history while bringing gr

Delaware voters just sent Lisa Blunt Rochester to the U.S. Senate. At 62 years old, Blunt Rochester will now be sworn in as the first Black Delawarean and the first woman to represent the First State in the Senate.

While Vice President Kamala Harris fell short in her historic presidential bid, a pair of Black women will make history with this election. These victories, as well as another achieved in a red Southern state,