Blanche K. Bruce
Hiram R. Revels
Blanche K. Bruce as well as Hiram Revels.
Hiram R. Revels and Blanche K. Bruce were both black Republican Senators elected from Mississippin during Reconstruction.
Thad Cochran is the current senior U.S. Senator from Mississippi. He was first elected to the Senate in 1978. Roger Wicker is the junior U.S. Senator from Mississippi. He was first elected to the Senate in 2007.
Blache K. Bruce
Thad Cochran is the current senior U.S. Senator from Mississippi. He was first elected to the Senate in 1978. Roger Wicker is the junior U.S. Senator from Mississippi. He was first elected to the Senate in 2007.
Thad Cochran is the current senior U.S. Senator from Mississippi. He was first elected to the Senate in 1978. Roger Wicker is the junior U.S. Senator from Mississippi. He was first elected to the Senate in 2007.
Obama was elected US Senator by the state of Illinois.
Phil Bryant is the 64th and current Governor of Mississippi. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was elected in 2011 and assumed the office on January 10, 2012. The Governors in Mississippi serve a four year term and are restricted to two terms in office. Thad Cochran is the current senior U.S. Senator from Mississippi. He was first elected to the Senate in 1978. Roger Wicker is the junior U.S. Senator from Mississippi. He was first elected to the Senate in 2007.
Thad Cochran is the current senior U.S. Senator from Mississippi. He was first elected to the Senate in 1978. Roger Wicker is the junior U.S. Senator from Mississippi. He was first elected to the Senate in 2007.
Members of Congress have been elected to represent their constituents, or people living in the district that has elected them.
During Reconstruction, two African Americans from the South were elected to the U.S. Senate. Hiram Revels of Mississippi became the first African American senator in 1870, followed by Blanche K. Bruce, also from Mississippi, who served from 1875 to 1881. Their elections marked significant milestones in American history, reflecting the political changes occurring during that era.