The previous longest-serving black senator was former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, who served two full terms from 1967 to 1979. “As we begin the 119th Congress, Senate Republicans have high ...

The previous longest-serving black senator was former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, who served two full terms from 1967 to 1979. “As we begin the 119th Congress, Senate Republicans have high ...

The title of longest-serving Black senator was previously held by Sen. Edward Brooke R-Mass., who served two full terms from 1967 to 1979. So far, there have been 12 African-American elected or ...

The previous longest-serving Black senator was the late Republican Sen. Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, who held office from 1967 until 1979. Scott, the first elected Black senator from the South ...

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has become the longest-serving Black senator in U.S. history, as the 119th Congress begins on Friday. Scott was appointed to the Senate in 2012 by then-Gov. Nikki Haley (R) ...

As the 119 th Congress begins on Friday, Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is poised to make history as the longest-serving African American in the 235-year history of the U.S. Senate.