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Mar 6, 2024 · Mark Robinson, the North Carolina GOP nominee for governor, is off the rails even by MAGA standards. Robinson has denied the Holocaust, opposed women’s suffrage, threatened to use his AR-15...
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Natalie James Democrat James is running against GOP incumbent John Boozman for U.S. Senate and would be the first Black member of Congress from Arkansas if successful. A small-business owner and community organizer, James has vowed to prioritize health care, education and economic growth. This comes at a time when Black women are running for local,...
Yolanda Flowers In Alabama, Democrat Flowers is battling GOP incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey to become governor. Flowers would be the first Black woman to hold the office in Alabama, and she’s already made history as the first Black woman from either major party to win the nomination for governor. A former educator, Flowers has saidshe would work to addres...
Angela Underwood Jacobs Republican Underwood Jacobs is hoping to replace Democratic incumbent Eleni Kounalakis as California’s lieutenant governor, a position that has served as a stepping stone to becoming governorin the past. Underwood Jacobs — who has campaigned on public safety, housing, and lowering taxes — would be the first Black woman to ho...
Stephanie Thomas Democrat Thomas, a small-business owner, could become Connecticut’s first Black secretary of state. She is battling Republican Dominic Rapini for the position. Thomas has spent years working with nonprofit organizations and has focused her campaign on combating voter suppression and false claims of voter fraud.
U.S. Rep. Val Demings Demings, a Democrat and currently a three-term congresswoman, is battling Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in Florida for a Senate seat. If she wins, Demings, who has already made history as Orlando’s first woman police chief in 2007, would be the first Black person to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate. She’d be the second Flori...
Stacey Abrams No Black woman has ever been elected governor of Georgia. Now in her second bid for the position, all eyes are on Abrams, the Democratic nominee, and her GOP opponent, Gov. Brian Kemp, in the contentious race. Abrams has championed progressive ideas like extending child care and raising pay for teachers. Since her 2018 upset to Kemp, ...
Deidre DeJear Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate DeJear is among a handful of Black women who would potentially make history if they win their races and become the first Black woman governors in the U.S. DeJear, the first Black woman to earn a major party’s nomination for Iowa governor, is trying to upset Republican incumbent Kim Reynolds. Wit...
Charles Booker Democrat Booker is up against Republican incumbent Rand Paul to represent Kentucky in the U.S. Senate. He would be the first Black person elected to the Senate from that state. Booker, a former state lawmaker, has not minced words about his opponent, calling Paul a “barrier” to progress, according to The Associated Press. He has camp...
Gary Chambers Chambers, a Democrat, would be the first Black U.S. senator from Louisiana if he wins his long-shot bidfor the seat against Republican incumbent John Kennedy. A Baton Rouge-area activist, Chambers has prioritized education, health care and job creation.
Wes Moore Moore, a Democrat, would be Maryland’s first Black governor, and the third Black elected governor in the country, if he beats out Republican Dan Cox. Moore, the former head of the anti-poverty nonprofit the Robin Hood Foundation, has drawn praise from Oprah Winfrey and President Joe Biden. He has said he is focusinghis campaign on the eco...
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Mar 12, 2024 · Republicans in North Carolina voted to nominate Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson for governor. He has come under fire for his history of anti-gay and anti-Semitic remarks.
Oct 7, 2022 · What’s more, Democratic political neophytes Rev. Raphael Warnock and filmmaker and journalist Jon Ossoff unseated Republican incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, the latter by a razor...
Nov 23, 2022 · There are only three Black senators serving in office: Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.). Moore told PBS’s Judy Woodruff part of the delay is due to...
Mar 13, 2024 · Republicans in North Carolina voted overwhelmingly to nominate Mark Robinson for governor. He would be the state's first Black governor and has come under fire for controversial remarks.
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Mar 8, 2024 · Fact Check: Robinson, the lieutenant governor of North Carolina, won the GOP nomination for the governorship, according to The New York Times. He has made inflammatory and controversial remarks, the outlet reported.
