Roll Call: Black Members of Congress
Bobby L. Rush
Congressman Bobby Rush represented Illinois's 1st Congressional District from 1993 to 2023 (103rd-117th Congresses). A former Black Panther and U.S....
Robert C. (Bobby) Scott
Congressman Bobby Scott has represented Virginia's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993 (103rd...
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr.
Congressman Sanford Bishop has represented Georgia's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993 (103rd...
Corrine Brown
Congresswoman Corrine Brown represented Florida's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2017 (103rd-114th...
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson represented the 30th Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2023...
James Enos Clyburn
Congressman James Clyburn has represented South Carolina's 6th Congressional District since 1993 (103rd Congress-Present). Clyburn served as House...
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald served as a representative of California's 37th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives...
Sheila Jackson Lee
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee represented the 18th Congressional District of Texas from 1995 until her death on July 19, 2024 (104th-118th...
Chaka Fattah
Congressman Chaka Fattah served as representative for Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to...
Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
Congressman Jesse L. Jackson Jr served Illinois's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2012 (104th -112th...
Julius Caesar (J.C.) Watts Jr.
Congressman J.C. Watts represented Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 (104th-107th...
Donna Marie Christensen
Congresswoman Donna Christensen was a delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2015 (105th-113th...
Victor O. Frazer
Congressman Victor Frazer was a delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands' at-large Congressional District from 1995 to 1997 (104th Congress). Before...
Stacey E. Plaskett
Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett has served as the delegate from the Virgin Islands' at-large Congressional District in the U.S. House of...
Robin L. Kelly
Congresswoman Robin Kelly has represented Illinois' 2nd Congressional District since 2013 (113th Congress-Present). Kelly serves on the House Energy...
Ludmya Bourdeau (Mia) Love
Congresswoman Mia Love represented Utah's 4th Congressional District from 2015 to 2019 (114th-115th Congresses). She was the first African American...
Karen Bass
Congresswoman Karen Bass represented California's 37th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 through her resignation...
Joyce Beatty
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty has represented Ohio's 3rd Congressional District since 2013 (113th Congress-Present). Beatty serves on the House...
Hansen Clarke
Congressman Hansen Clarke represented Michigan's 13th Congressional District from 2011 to 2013 (113th Congress). Clarke served on the Committee on...
Brenda L. Lawrence
Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence represented Michigan's 14th Congressional District from 2015 to 2023 (114th-117th Congresses). Lawrence served as the...
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman has represented New Jersey's 12th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2015 (114th...
Terri Sewell
Congresswoman Terri Sewell has represented the 7th District of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 3, 2011 (112th...
Dwight Evans
Congressman Dwight Evans has represented Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2016 (114th...
Aston Donald McEachin
Congressman Donald McEachin represented Virginia's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 until his death on...
Alfred Lawson Jr.
Congressman Alfred Lawson represented Florida's 5th Congressional District from 2017 through 2023 (115th-117th Congresses). Lawson served on the...
Brenda Jones
Congresswoman Brenda Jones represented Michigan’s 13th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives during a portion of the 115th...
Kamala Devi Harris
Kamala Harris represented California in the U.S. Senate from 2017 until January 18, 2021 (115th-117th Congresses) when she resigned to become Vice...
Valdez (Val) Demings
Congresswoman Val Demings represented Florida's 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023 (115th-117th...
Anthony Gregory Brown
Congressman Anthony Brown represented Maryland's 4th Congressional District from 2017 until 2023 when he retired to successfully run for Attorney...
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester has served Delaware in the U.S. Senate since 2025 (119th Congress-Present). Before joining the Senate, Rochester...
William Ballard Hurd
Congressman William Hurd represented Texas' 23rd Congressional District from 2015 to 2021 (114th-116th Congresses). Between 2019 and 2021, Hurd was...
Alma Adams
Congresswoman Alma Adams has represented the 12th Congressional District of North Carolina since 2014 (113th Congress-Present). After winning a...
Allen West
Congressman Allen West represented Florida's 22nd Congressional District from 2011 to 2013 (112th Congress). West, a Republican politician and...
Marcia L. Fudge
Congresswoman Marica Fudge represented Ohio's 11th District Congressional District from 2008 to 2021 (110th-116th Congresses). She was elected to...
Keith Ellison
Congressman Keith Ellison represented Minnesota's 5th Congressional District from 2007 to 2019 (110th-115th Congresses). Before Congress, Ellison...
Laura Richardson
Congresswoman Laura Richardson represented California's 37th Congressional District California in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to...
Yvette Diane Clarke
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2007 (109th Congress-Present). Before her election...
Hank Johnson
Congressman Hank Johnson has represented Georgia's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2007 (110th...
André Carson
Congressman André Carson has represented Indiana's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2008 (110th...
Donna F. Edwards
Congresswoman Donna Edwards represented Maryland's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2008 to 2017. (110th-114th...
Barack Obama
Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Obama was the first African American President of the United States....
Roland Burris
Senator Roland Burris represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2009 to 2010. Governor Rod Blagojevich selected Burris to fill the unexpired term...
Cedric Richmond
Congressman Cedric Richmond represented Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2021 (112th-117th...
Steven Horsford
Congressman Steven Horsford has represented Nevada's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019 (116th...
William (Mo) Cowan
Senator William Mo Cowan served Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2015 (113th Congress). Cowan was appointed to the Senate by...
Marc Veasey
Congressman Marc Veasey has represented Texas' 33rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013 (113th Congress-Present)....
Hakeem Jeffries
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries has represented New York's 8th Congressional District since 2013 (113th Congress-Present). He was elected Democratic...
Cory Anthony Booker
Senator Cory Booker has served the state of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate since 2013 (113th Congress-Present). Before Congress, Booker was mayor of...
Frederica Wilson
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has represented Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011 (112th Congress-Present). Before Congress,...
Donald Payne Jr.
Congressman Donald Payne Jr. represented New Jersey's 10th Congressional District from 2012 until his death on April 6, 2024 (112th-118th...
