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Two Black women could make U.S. Senate history this election

September 12, 2024
By The Associated Press

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Angela Alsobrooks would be just the third Black woman ever elected to the Senate if she wins in November. PHOTO: KENT NISHIMURA FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

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Angela Alsobrooks defeats David Trone in Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary

May 15, 2024
By The Wall Street Journal
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U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., is seen during a re-enactment of her swearing-in ceremony to the Senate to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo credit: Stephanie Scarbrough, The Associated Press

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Newly appointed U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., will not seek election to a full term in 2024

October 19, 2023
By Michael R. Blood
The Associated Press

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Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, speaks during an event in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. Photo credit: Susan Walsh, The Associated Press

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Meet Laphonza Butler, the EMILY’s List president and Kamala Harris ally entering the U.S. Senate

October 3, 2023
By Francesca Chambers
USA Today

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Hill Harper, a cast member in the television series "The Good Doctor" arrives at the 35th Annual PaleyFest at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Los Angeles. Harper announced Monday, July 10, 2023 that he is running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat and challenging U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin for the Democratic nomination. Harper is the sixth Democratic candidate to enter the race for retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow's seat. (Photo credit: Willy Sanjuan, Invision, The Associated Press

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Actor Hill Harper of ‘CSI:NY’, ‘The Good Doctor,’ running for U.S. Senate in Michigan

July 11, 2023
By Joey Cappalletti
The Associated Press

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U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia draws big money, big names from both parties to boost vote

November 28, 2022
By Margaret Newkirk, Billy House & Bill Allison
Bloomberg

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