Congressman Jefferson Long, born into slavery, was the first Black representative of Georgia and the only Black American to represent Georgia in the...
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Andrew Jackson Young Jr.
Congressman Andrew Young represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District from 1973 to 1977 (93rd-95th Congresses). Young was the first Black...
John R. Lewis
Congressman John Lewis represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District from 1987 until his death on July 17, 2020 (100th-116th Congresses). Lewis...
Cynthia Ann McKinney
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney represented Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 (103rd-107th Congresses) and again during...
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr.
Congressman Sanford Bishop has represented Georgia's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993 (103rd...
David Scott
Congressman David Scott has represented Georgia's 13th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2003 (108th...
Denise L. Majette
Congresswoman Denise Majette served as a representative of Georgia's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to...
Hank Johnson
Congressman Hank Johnson has represented Georgia's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2007 (110th...
Kwanza Hall
Congressman Kwanza Hall represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 116th Congress (2020-2021)....
Lucy McBath
Congresswoman Lucy McBath has represented Georgia's 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019 (116th...
Raphael Gamaliel Warnock
Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock was elected to the U.S. Senate, representing Georgia, in the 117th Congress (January 20, 2021-Present). He is the...
Nikema Williams
Congresswoman Nikema Williams has represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2021 (117th...