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Displaying 1 - 26 of 26 unique individuals
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Selecting the current year returns officeholders who are serving now. CAWP historical fact sheets reflect end of year counts.
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Position Count
U.S. Representative 26
Position Name Race/Ethnicity Party State
U.S. Representative (2014-2022)
State Representative (1994-2014)
Alma S. Adams Black Democrat North Carolina
U.S. Representative (2013-2022)
U.S. Representative (2011-2012)
State Representative (2005-2010)
Karen R. Bass Black Democrat California
U.S. Representative (2013-2022)
State Representative (1999-2008)
Joyce B. Beatty Black Democrat Ohio
  • U.S. Representative (2017-2022)
Lisa Blunt Rochester Black Democrat Delaware
  • U.S. Representative (2021-2022)
Shontel Brown Black Democrat Ohio
  • U.S. Representative (2021-2022)
Cori Bush Black Democrat Missouri
  • U.S. Representative (2022-2022)
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Black Democrat Florida
U.S. Representative (2013-2022)
U.S. Representative (2007-2012)
Yvette D. Clarke Black Democrat New York
  • U.S. Representative (2017-2022)
Val B. Demings Black Democrat Florida
  • U.S. Representative (2019-2022)
Jahana Hayes Black Democrat Connecticut
U.S. Representative (1993-2022)
State Senator (1987-1992)
State Representative (1973-1978)
Eddie Bernice Johnson Black Democrat Texas
U.S. Representative (2013-2022)
State Representative (2003-2007)
Robin L. Kelly Black Democrat Illinois
  • U.S. Representative (2015-2022)
Brenda L. Lawrence Black Democrat Michigan
U.S. Representative (1998-2022)
State Senator (1997-1998)
State Representative (1991-1996)
Barbara J. Lee Black Democrat California
  • U.S. Representative (1995-2022)
Sheila Jackson Lee Black Democrat Texas
  • U.S. Representative (2019-2022)
Lucy McBath Black Democrat Georgia
U.S. Representative (2005-2022)
State Senator (1993-2004)
State Representative (1989-1992)
Gwen S. Moore Black Democrat Wisconsin
U.S. Representative (2019-2022)
State Representative (2017-2018)
Ilhan Omar Black Democrat, Democratic Farmer Labor Party Minnesota
  • U.S. Representative (2019-2022)
Ayanna Pressley Black Democrat Massachusetts
  • U.S. Representative (2011-2022)
Terri A. Sewell Black Democrat Alabama
  • U.S. Representative (2021-2022)
Marilyn Strickland Black, Asian American/Pacific Islander Democrat Washington
  • U.S. Representative (2019-2022)
Lauren A. Underwood Black Democrat Illinois
U.S. Representative (1991-2022)
State Representative (1977-1990)
Maxine Waters Black Democrat California
U.S. Representative (2015-2022)
State Representative (1998-2014)
Bonnie Watson Coleman Black Democrat New Jersey
U.S. Representative (2021-2022)
State Senator (2017-2020)
Nikema Williams Black Democrat Georgia
U.S. Representative (2011-2022)
State Senator (2003-2010)
State Representative (1999-2002)
Frederica S. Wilson Black Democrat Florida

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