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US Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester makes history

Blunt Rochester to become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in US Senate

U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester won her contest for a seat in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, setting her up to become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate.

NBC News on MSN · 16h

Lisa Blunt Rochester wins in Delaware, making her the state's first female senator

Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first Black woman to represent Delaware in the Senate after she defeated Republican Eric Hansen and independent candidate Mike Katz, NBC News projects. Blunt Rochester,

Essence on MSN · 2h

Lisa Blunt Rochester Makes History, Will Become Delaware's First Black Female Senator

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester has joined the rarified ranks of Black women who’ve served in the U.S. Senate in a night of historic firsts. She defeated her Republican opponent Eric Hansen and Independent Mike Katz, reports the Associated Press.

2 Black Women to Serve in U.S. Senate in Historic Win

KDFW · 14h

2 Black women elected to Senate for the first time in U.S. history

The victories of Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks mark the first time African American women will serve together in the Senate.

Bloomberg L.P. · 5h

Black Women Break a US Senate Barrier, Winning Two Seats

Two Black women, Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester, have won US Senate seats representing Maryland and Delaware, breaking another barrier in a 235-year-old institution long dominated by White men.

NPR · 13h

Two Black women will serve together in the Senate for the first time

Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, both Democrats, won their Senate races on Tuesday — doubling the number of Black women who have been elected to the chamber.

The Associated Press on MSN15h

Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts

Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., left ... (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) Members of the Black Women’s Leadership Collective ...

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Alsobrooks has made history as Maryland’s new senator. Here’s what she promised.

Angela Alsobrooks will be Maryland’s first Black U.S. Senator. She pledges to help restore reproductive rights, push for gun laws and, if needed, end the filibuster.

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US Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester makes history

2 Black Women to Serve in U.S. Senate in Historic Win

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