When she joined the Senate last year, Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) was just the 12th Black senator and the third Black woman. But the number of Black women senators could double this fall, she said,

The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly elected to the chamber, a situation never seen in America since Congress was created more than 200 years ago.

The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall. Two Black women could be elected to the chamber, a situation never seen before.