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rollingout.com2h ago
Juliana Stratton defeated Don Tracy to win Illinois’ U.S. Senate race. Her victory makes her the fifth Black woman elected to the Senate and the second to represent Illinois.
OriginalBlavity News2h ago
Black women have continued to make strides in U.S. politics and have now reached a new milestone in the Senate. In a chamber of Congress where only a handful of Black people have ever served, three Black women will serve in the Senate at the same time, more than at any other point in U.S. history. Juliana Stratton makes history with Illinois Senate victory The unprecedented number of Black women to be seated in the U.S. Senate in January comes as Juliana Stratton, the lieutenant governor of Illinois, won the election to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin. Stratton’s victory keeps the Illinois Senate seat in Democratic hands. More historically, her win is a milestone for multiple reasons. Stratton will become only the sixth Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, a legacy that began when Carol Moseley Braun, who was elected in 1992 by the people of Illinois, became the first Black woman to serve in the Senate. Stratton’s victory will also mean that Illinois will be the...
OriginalFor the first time, three Black women are set to serve together in the US Senate following Juliana Stratton's Illinois victory. In Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms has also made history by becoming the first Black woman elected governor in the United States.
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Axios3h ago
For the first time in history, three Black women will serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate when Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton takes office in January. Why it matters: It took over 235 years for two Black women to serve in the U.S. Senate at the same time. Two years later, that number will grow to three. Driving the news: Stratton won election to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating Republican Don Tracy, per AP. She'll join Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware) and Angela Alsobrooks…
OriginalAxios3h ago
For the first time in history, three Black women will serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate when Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton takes office in January. Why it matters: It took over 235 years for two Black women to serve in the U.S. Senate at the same time. Two years later, that number will grow to three. Driving the news: Stratton won election to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating Republican Don Tracy, per AP. She'll join Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware) and Angela Alsobrooks…
OriginalAxios3h ago
For the first time in history, three Black women will serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate when Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton takes office in January. Why it matters: It took over 235 years for two Black women to serve in the U.S. Senate at the same time. Two years later, that number will grow to three. Driving the news: Stratton won election to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating Republican Don Tracy, per AP. She'll join Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware) and Angela Alsobrooks…
OriginalFor the first time in history, three Black women will serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate when Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton takes office in January. Why it matters: It took over 235 years for two Black women to serve in the U.S. Senate at the same time. Two years later, that number will grow to three. Driving the news: Stratton won election to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating Republican Don Tracy, per AP. She'll join Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware) and Angela Alsobrooks…
OriginalChicago Defender4h ago
For the first time in history, three Black women will serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate when Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton takes office in January. Why it matters: It took over 235 years for two Black women to serve in the U.S. Senate at the same time. Two years later, that number will grow to three. Driving the news: Stratton won election to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating Republican Don Tracy, per AP. She'll join Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware) and Angela Alsobrooks…
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CNN227d ago
In the days after winning the Democratic nomination for Senate, Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton spoke to the two women with whom she could make history next year.
OriginalShe would join Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland in giving the Senate three Black women members for the first time.
OriginalNewsOne230d ago
AIPAC, Cryptocurrency, and AI lobbyists spent heavily in the Illinois primaries to decidedly mixed results, while progressives also underperformed.
OriginalCNN231d ago
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic primary for an open Senate seat, a stunning rise for a little-known state officer now on a glide path to Washington.
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