The Senate Is About to Have 2 Black Women Serving at the Same Time. That’s Never Happened Before
The first Black woman elected was Carol Moseley Braun in 1992, followed by Kamala Harris, who won her seat in 2016. Sen. Laphonza Butler, set to leave Congress at the end of her term, was the third Black woman to serve in the Senate, appointed to complete late Sen. Dianne Feinstein 's term, which ends in January.