<P> As of 3 January 2017, there have been 1,970 members of the United States Senate, but only ten have been African American . While 58 nationwide organizations exist to elect women to the United States Congress, including EMILY's List and the Susan B. Anthony List, no organization has been formed to elect African Americans to the United States Congress . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Political parties </Dt> </Dl> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Senator </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Congress </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> <Th> Note </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827--1901) </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> 000000001870 - 02 - 25 - 0000 February 25, 1870 </Td> <Td> 000000001871 - 03 - 03 - 0000 March 3, 1871 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> 41st (1869--1871) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Blanche Bruce (1841--1898) </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> 000000001875 - 03 - 04 - 0000 March 4, 1875 </Td> <Td> 000000001881 - 03 - 03 - 0000 March 3, 1881 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> 44th (1875--1877) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45th (1877--1879) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46th (1879--1881) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edward Brooke (1919--2015) </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> 000000001967 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1967 </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1979 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> 90th (1967--1969) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 91st (1969--1971) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 92nd (1971--1973) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 93rd (1973--1975) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 94th (1975--1977) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 95th (1977--1979) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Carol Moseley Braun (born 1947) </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> 000000001993 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1993 </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1999 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 103rd (1993--1995) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 104th (1995--1997) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 105th (1997--1999) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Barack Obama (born 1961) </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 2005 </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 11 - 16 - 0000 November 16, 2008 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 109th (2005--2007) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 110th (2007--2009) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Roland Burris (born 1937) </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 01 - 15 - 0000 January 15, 2009 </Td> <Td> 000000002010 - 11 - 29 - 0000 November 29, 2010 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 111th (2009--2011) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tim Scott (born 1965) </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 2013 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> 112th (2011--2013) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 113th (2013--2015) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 114th (2015--2017) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 115th (2017--2019) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mo Cowan (born 1969) </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 02 - 01 - 0000 February 1, 2013 </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 07 - 16 - 0000 July 16, 2013 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 113th (2013--2015) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cory Booker (born 1969) </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 10 - 31 - 0000 October 31, 2013 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 113th (2013--2015) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 114th (2015--2017) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 115th (2017--2019) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kamala Harris (born 1964) </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 2017 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 115th (2017--2019) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Senator </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Congress </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> <Th> Note </Th> </Tr>

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