I kept seeing all of these articles about how there’s a record-number of Black women running for Congress, but none of them said who they are or what they stand for. Those articles also failed to mention the high number of Latinos running for office, but that’s a different post. The reality is that America is changing and you can’t stop the beat. So, I took it upon myself to look up all the Black women running for U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, and organize them alphabetically by state.
Click a candidate’s name to learn more about her campaign. Candidates on this list represent the Democratic, Republican, and Green parties, and there are also Independent candidates. This list is not an endorsement of anyone. Some candidates are missing from this list, because they were fringe candidates without websites, and/or write-ins. Also, unless I indicate that a woman lost her primary, she is on the ballot in the general election and her campaign is still active.
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Alabama
Kiani Gardner
Arkansas
Joyce Elliott
California
Karen Bass (current chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus)
Keanakay Scott (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Sheila Griffin
Pam Keith
Sakinah Lehtola
Georgia
Lisa Babbage (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Elaine Nietmann (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Jannquell Peters (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Barbara Seidman (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Paulette Smith (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Angela Stanton-King
Illinois
Kina Collins (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Peggy Hubard (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Indiana
Jeannine Lee Lake (her opponent is the vice president’s brother)
Dee Thornton (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Kansas
Sharice Davids (she’s Native American, but still)
Kentucky
Shannon Fabert (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Louisiana
Candy Christophe
Maryland
Sheila Bryant (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Jill Carter (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Bridgette Cooper (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Reba Hawkins (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Terri Hill (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Amber Ivey
Liz Matory (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Kim Shelton (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Mckayla Wilkes (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Massachusetts
Michigan
Brenda Jones (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Minnesota
Tiffini Flynn Forslund (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Toya Woodland
Mississippi
Dorothy Benford
Sonia Rathburn (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Missouri
Winnie Heartstrong
Nebraska
Alisha Shelton (she lost her primary, but FYI)
New Jersey
New York
Jackie Gordon
Asha Castleberry-Hernandez (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Marlene Tapper (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Robin Wilt (she lost her primary, but FYI)
North Carolina
Rhonda Foxx (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Patricia Timmons-Goodson
Ohio
Vanessa Enoch
Morgan Harper (She lost her primary, but FYI)
Shalira Taylor (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Oklahoma
Danyell Lanier
Pennsylvania
Kathy Barnette
South Carolina
Tennessee
Natisha Brooks (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Robin Kimbrough Hayes (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Keeda Haynes (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Erika Scotts Pearson
Texas
Sanjanetta Barnes (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Adrienne Bell
Shenita Cleveland (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Amanda Edwards (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Nyanza Moore (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Sharon Thomas (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Melissa Wilson-Williams (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Monique Worthy (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Virginia
Vangie Williams (she lost her primary, but FYI)
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Lynette Grey Bull (she’s Native American, but still)
Thank you for compiling this list. I’m honored to be a part of this sisterhood. Keep Rising!