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

By Kizzy Cox ·Updated November 5, 2024

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.

Blunt Rochester, who made

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