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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. Delegate 3
U.S. Representative 57
U.S. Senator 5
Position Name Race/Ethnicity Party State
U.S. Representative (2014-2026)
State Representative (1994-2014)
Alma S. Adams Black Democrat North Carolina
  • U.S. Senator (2025-2030)
Angela Alsobrooks Black Democrat Maryland
U.S. Representative (2011-2022)
State Representative (2005-2010)
Karen R. Bass Black Democrat California
U.S. Representative (2013-2026)
State Representative (1999-2008)
Joyce B. Beatty Black Democrat Ohio
U.S. Senator (2025-2030)
U.S. Representative (2017-2024)
Lisa Blunt Rochester Black Democrat Delaware
U.S. Representative (1993-2016)
State Representative (1983-1992)
Corrine Brown Black Democrat Florida
  • U.S. Representative (2021-2026)
Shontel Brown Black Democrat Ohio
  • U.S. Representative (1973-1978)
Yvonne Burke Black Democrat California
  • U.S. Representative (2021-2024)
Cori Bush Black Democrat Missouri
  • U.S. Senator (2023-2024)
Laphonza Butler Black Democrat California
U.S. Representative (2025-2026)
State Representative (2017-2024)
Janelle S. Bynum Black Democrat Oregon
U.S. Representative (1997-2007)
State Senator (1977-1990)
State Representative (1973-1976)
Julia M. Carson Black Democrat Indiana
  • U.S. Representative (2022-2026)
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Black Democrat Florida
U.S. Representative (1969-1982)
State Representative (1965-1968)
Shirley Chisholm Black Democrat New York
  • U.S. Delegate (1997-2014)
Donna M. Christensen Black Democrat Virgin Islands
  • U.S. Representative (2007-2026)
Yvette D. Clarke Black Democrat New York
  • U.S. Representative (1992-2002)
Eva Clayton Black Democrat North Carolina
U.S. Representative (1991-1996)
State Representative (1975-1982)
Barbara-Rose Collins Black Democrat Michigan
  • U.S. Representative (1973-1996)
Cardiss Collins Black Democrat Illinois
U.S. Representative (2023-2026)
State Representative (2021-2022)
Jasmine Felicia Crockett Black Democrat Texas
  • U.S. Representative (2017-2022)
Val B. Demings Black Democrat Florida
  • U.S. Representative (2008-2016)
Donna F. Edwards Black Democrat Maryland
U.S. Representative (2023-2026)
State Senator (2014-2022)
State Representative (2013-2013)
Valerie P. Foushee Black Democrat North Carolina
  • U.S. Representative (2008-2021)
Marcia L. Fudge Black Democrat Ohio
U.S. Representative (1982-1984)
State Senator (1977-1982)
State Representative (1975-1976)
Katie Hall Black Democrat Indiana
Vice President (2021-2025)
U.S. Senator (2017-2021)
Attorney General (2011-2016)
Kamala Harris Black, Asian American/Pacific Islander Democrat California
  • U.S. Representative (2019-2026)
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 (2018-2018)
Brenda Jones Black Democrat Michigan
  • U.S. Representative (1999-2008)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Black Democrat Ohio
U.S. Representative (1973-1978)
State Senator (1967-1972)
Barbara C. Jordan Black Democrat Texas
U.S. Representative (2023-2026)
State Senator (2021-2022)
State Representative (2018-2021)
Sydney K. Kamlager-Dove Black Democrat California
U.S. Representative (2013-2026)
State Representative (2003-2007)
Robin L. Kelly Black Democrat Illinois
U.S. Representative (1997-2010)
State Representative (1979-1996)
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Black Democrat Michigan
  • U.S. Representative (2015-2022)
Brenda L. Lawrence Black Democrat Michigan
U.S. Representative (1998-2024)
State Senator (1997-1998)
State Representative (1991-1996)
Barbara J. Lee Black Democrat California
  • U.S. Representative (1995-2024)
Sheila Jackson Lee Black Democrat Texas
U.S. Representative (2023-2026)
State Representative (2019-2022)
Summer L. Lee Black Democrat Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Representative (2024-2024)
Erica Lee Carter Black Democrat Texas
  • U.S. Representative (2015-2018)
Mia B. Love Black Republican Utah
  • U.S. Representative (2003-2004)
Denise Majette Black Democrat Georgia
  • U.S. Representative (2019-2026)
Lucy McBath Black Democrat Georgia
U.S. Representative (2023-2026)
State Senator (2017-2023)
State Representative (2006-2017)
Jennifer L. McClellan Black Democrat Virginia
  • U.S. Representative (2024-2026)
LaMonica McIver Black Democrat New Jersey
U.S. Representative (1993-2002)
State Representative (1989-1992)
Cynthia Ann McKinney Black Democrat Georgia
U.S. Representative (1993-2002)
State Senator (1983-1992)
State Representative (1979-1982)
Carrie Meek Black Democrat Florida
U.S. Representative (1996-2007)
State Representative (1993-1996)
Juanita Millender-McDonald Black Democrat California
U.S. Representative (2005-2026)
State Senator (1993-2004)
State Representative (1989-1992)
Gwen S. Moore Black Democrat Wisconsin
U.S. Senator (1993-1998)
State Representative (1979-1988)
Carol Moseley Braun Black Democrat Illinois
  • U.S. Delegate (1991-2026)
Eleanor Holmes Norton Black Democrat District of Columbia

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