Stratton's win sets up Senate first for 3 Black women
Summary
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won election to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican Don Tracy. When she takes office in January, she will join Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks, bringing the number of Black women serving in the Senate at the same time to three for the first time.Key Facts
- Stratton won the Illinois Senate race, according to the Associated Press.
- Stratton is scheduled to take office in January.
- Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland were elected in 2024 and began serving in 2025.
- Stratton will be the sixth Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.
- She will be the second Black woman elected to the Senate from Illinois.
- Carol Moseley Braun became the first Black woman elected to the Senate in 1992.
- Stratton and Sen. Tammy Duckworth will make Illinois the first state represented in the Senate by two women of color at the same time.
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