New Senate unlikely to include black members; few candidates ran in 2010
The Senate might not have any African-American members after the election when Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) vacates his seat...
The Senate might not have any African-American members after the election, when Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), the only sitting black senator, vacates his seat.
Overall, the Senate has never had more than one black member at a time. Burris replaced President Obama in this distinction after filling his Illinois seat following the 2008 election.
Before Obama, Carol Moseley Braun, also from Illinois, served from 1993 to 1999.
In total, there have been six black senators since Reconstruction.
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