Before Scott, Republican Sen. Edward Brooke (Mass), who held office from 1967 until 1979, was the longest-serving Black senator. This session, Scott will also serve as the first Black chairman of a ...
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 ...
Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott made history on Friday as the longest-serving African American senator in the 235-year history ...
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 ...
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.