Rev. Raphael Warnock, first Black US Senator from Georgia
In a hard-fought election and a runoff on January 5, 2021, Rev. Raphael Warnock prevailed and made history when he assumed office on January 20th becoming the first Black US Senator from the state of Georgia.
Warnock is a minister of the gospel and serves as the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, once pastored by Dr. Martin Luther King as well as King’s father and grandfather.
Warnock defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler, who is the wife of multimillionaire Jeffrey Sprecher, the CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, and the Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange. Warnock rose to prominence in Georgia politics leading campaigns to expand Medicaid and was a strong advocate for the Affordable Care Act.
The Rev. Senator Warnock served as youth pastor and assistant pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem New York and subsequently pastored in Baltimore, Maryland before his appointment at Ebenezer.
