First Colored Senator and Representatives

The following is a list of African-American Republicans, past and present. This list is limited to black Americans who have worked in a direct, professional capacity in politics.

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* David Abner (1826–1902), Republican State Representative from

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

, 1874–1875, vice-president of Republican State Convention 1876 * Dinah Abrahamson (1954–2013), author, Republican member of the Nebraska State Central Committee *

Ali Alexander Ali Alexander (born Ali Abdul-Razaq Akbar in ) is an American far-right activist, social media personality, and conspiracy theorist. Alexander is an organizer of Stop the Steal, a campaign to promote the conspiracy theory that widespread vot ...

(born 1984 or 1986), Social media personality and activist, of African-American and Arab ancestry. *

Archie Alexander Archibald Alphonso Alexander (May 14, 1888January 4, 1958) was an American architect and engineer. He was an early African-American graduate of the University of Iowa and the first to graduate from the University of Iowa's College of Engineering. ...

(1888–1958), governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands * Walter G. Alexander (1880–1953), first African-American to serve in the

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* Aris T. Allen (1910–1991), chair of the

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Claude Allen Claude Alexander Allen Jr. (born October 11, 1960) is an American attorney who was appointed to be Assistant to the President of the United States for Domestic Policy by George W. Bush. Allen grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from the Univ ...

(born 1960), White House Domestic Policy Advisor *

Ethel D. Allen Ethel D. Allen (May 8, 1929 – December 16, 1981) was an African-American politician and physician from the Republican Party, who served as the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under governor Dick Thornburgh for 10 months, between ...

(1929–1981),

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, first African-American elected to

Philadelphia City Council The Philadelphia City Council, the legislative body of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consists of ten members elected by district and seven members elected at-large. The council president is elected by the members from among their number. Each ...

* Richard Allen (1830–1909), member of the

Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abo ...

* James W. Ames (1864–1944), representative in the

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 201 ...

Renee Amoore Renee Amoore R.N. (January 24, 1953 – May 5, 2020) was an American health care advocate and the founder and president of The Amoore Group, Inc. Biography Amoore was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Juanita Ramsey, a domestic worker and ...

(1953–2020), health care advocate & founder and president of The Amoore Group, Inc.; former candidate for

Republican National Committee The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. political committee that assists the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican brand and political platform, as well as assisting in ...

co-chairwoman * John D. Anthony (born 1976), member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 75th district (2013–2016) *

Caesar Antoine Caesar Carpentier Antoine (1836–1921) was a soldier, businessman, editor, and politician in Louisiana. He served as a state senator for Caddo Parish from 1868 until 1872 when he was elected the third of three African American Republicans to s ...

(1836–1921), 13th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana * Benjamin W. Arnett (1838 - 1906), elected to

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1885 *

Alexander Asberry Alexander "Alex" Asberry (November 2, 1861 - abt. 1903) was a grocer, deacon, and politician who served one term in the Texas Legislature. He was born in Wilderville, Texas in 1861, the son of William and Julia Asberry. He was educated at Hea ...

(1861–1903), member of the

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Pearl Bailey Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in ''St. Louis Woman'' in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in ...

(1918–2001), singer, appointed "America's Ambassador of Love" by

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

. *

Anna Simms Banks Anna "Annie" Simms Banks (1862–1923) was an American educator and political figure born in Brandenburg, Kentucky. On March 3, 1920, Anna became the first African-American female elected as a delegate at the 7th Congressional District Republ ...

(1862–1923), first female delegate at the

Kentucky's 7th congressional district Kentucky's 7th congressional district was a district of the United States House of Representatives in Kentucky. It was eliminated in 1993 when reapportionment reduced Kentucky's House representation from seven seats to six. The eastern Kentucky ...

Convention in Kentucky *

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(1857–1921), medical doctor, sociologist, political leader, one of the first persons of African descent to receive a medical doctor degree in the United States, founder of Republican Party of Puerto Rico * Martin G. Barnes (1948–2012), Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey * Alfred S. Barnett, (1858-1905), Journalist, civil rights activist * Ferdinand Lee Barnett, (1852 -1936), Journalist, lawyer, first African-American assistant State Attorney * Ferdinand L. Barnett, (1834-1932), Member, Nebraska House of Representatives (1926-1928) * Houston A.P. Bassett (1857–1920), member of the

Andrea Barthwell Andrea Grubb Barthwell, M.D. (born 1953 or 1954) worked in the White House under President of the United States George W. Bush as Deputy Director for Demand Reduction at the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Education Barthwell studied at Wes ...

(b. 1953/1954), former Deputy Director for Demand Reduction at the

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* Tony Barton (born 1961), pastor, member of

Kansas House of Representatives The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craft ...

2015–2017 * Thomas Beck (1819–?), member of the

* Ashley Bell, National Director of African American Engagement Office and the Director of the

Small Business Administration The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent agency of the United States government that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. The mission of the Small Business Administration is "to maintain and stre ...

's Southeast Region *

Walter Blackman Walter Blackman (born 1965/1966) is an American politician serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 6th district. He is the first Black Republican elected to the Arizona State Legislature. Blackman served 21 years in ...

, Arizona state representative *

J. Kenneth Blackwell John Kenneth Blackwell (born February 28, 1948) is an American politician, author, and conservative activist who served as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio (1979–80), the Ohio State Treasurer (1994–99), and Ohio Secretary of State (1999–2007). ...

(born 1948), former Ohio State Treasurer and Secretary of State; 2006 Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio * Donald Blakey (born 1936), member of the

Delaware House of Representatives The Delaware State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of 41 Representatives from an equal number of constituencies, each of whom is ...

* Edward David Bland (1848–1927), member of the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-number ...

* Michelle Bernard (born 1963), journalist, author, columnist * Lynette Boggs (born 1963), Las Vegas City Councilwoman, former Clark County, Nevada commissioner, former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives * Claude M. Bolton Jr. (1945–2015),

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(2002–2008) * Deneen Borelli, (born 1969), conservative author, radio and television personality and columnist * Harrison N. Bouey (1841 - 1909), elected Probate Judge,

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South Carolina in 1875, elected county sheriff in 1876, but was not allowed to take office *

Jesse Freeman Boulden Jesse Freeman Boulden (1820–1899) was a Baptist pastor and politician in Chicago and Mississippi. He founded a number of churches, including Olivet Baptist Church in Chicago. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives during the ...

(1820 - 1899), elected Mississippi House of Representatives 1869 * Peter Boulware (born 1974), NFL linebacker and Republican candidate for the Florida House of Representatives, District 9. * Neal E. Boyd (1975–2018), opera singer and former candidate for the

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* Jennette Bradley (born 1952), former Treasurer of the State of Ohio * Julian Bradley (born 1981), Wisconsin State Senator *

Randy Brock Randolph D. "Randy" Brock III (born September 28, 1943) is an American politician from the state of Vermont and a member of the Republican Party. He currently serves in the Vermont Senate and is the first African American caucus leader in Vermo ...

(born 1943), State Auditor of Vermont, State Senator of Vermont * Stephen Broden (born 1952), conservative commentator, Life Always board member (an

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organization) and evangelical pastor, 2010 Congressional candidate *

Edward Brooke Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an American politician of the Republican Party, who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 until 1979. Prior to serving in the Senate, he served as th ...

(1919–2015), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, first African American elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate * Hallie Quinn Brown (1845–1949), an educator, writer and activist * Janice Rogers Brown (born 1949), U.S. Court of Appeals judge, California Supreme Court judge, and civil servant * Jeremiah A. Brown (1841 - 1913), elected to

Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The House of Representatives first met in Ch ...

1885 * Reginald J. Brown (1940–2005),

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(2001–2005) * Solomon G. Brown (1829 - 1906), served in Washington, D.C. House of Delegates (1872 - 1874) * Tony Brown (born 1933), a journalist, academic, businessman and commentator of the television show ''

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'' *

Blanche Bruce Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841March 17, 1898) was born into slavery in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and went on to become a politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881. He was ...

(1841–1898), U.S. Senator from Mississippi, first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate * C.L. Bryant (born 1956), Baptist minister, radio & television host * J. Mark Burns (born 1979), pastor and candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in South Carolina *

Nannie Helen Burroughs Nannie Helen Burroughs (May 2, 1879May 20, 1961) was a black educator, orator, religious leader, civil rights activist, feminist, and businesswoman in the United States. Her speech "How the Sisters Are Hindered from Helping," at the 1900 Nationa ...

(1878–1961), educator, activist and feminist *

Walter Moses Burton Walter Moses Burton (August 9, 1840 – June 4, 1913) was a farmer, sheriff, and Republican politician who served four terms in the Texas State Senate. Born into slavery in North Carolina in 1840, he was brought to Texas about 1850. His owner ...

(1840–1913), member of the

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William Owen Bush William Owen Bush (July 4, 1832 – February 13, 1907) was an American farmer and politician who was elected to the Washington House of Representatives as part of the inaugural Washington State Legislature after its admission to the United State ...

(1832–1907), member of the

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* Keith Butler (b. 1955/1956), Republican national committeeman from Michigan, former councilman for Detroit, minister and former U.S. Senatorial candidate * William F. Butler, politician, president of the Negro Republican Party, delegate to

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1872 * Yvonne Brown (1952–2012), first female black Republican mayor in Mississippi *Dr. Lisa Noel Babbage, great granddaughter of Charles Babbage, father of the Computer. Educator, author, Congressional Candidate from Georgia 2019.

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Herman Cain Herman Cain (December 13, 1945July 30, 2020) was an American businessman and Tea Party movement activist within the Republican Party. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Cain grew up in Georgia and graduated from Morehouse College with a bachelor's d ...

(1945–2020), businessman, media personality, and 2012 candidate for President of the United States * Lawrence Cain (1844 - 1884), elected to South Carolina House of Representatives 1868 and to South Carolina Senate 1872 * Richard H. Cain (1825–1887), U.S. Representative from South Carolina *

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(born 1985), 51st Attorney General of Kentucky * Tony Campbell (born 1965), author, pastor, and 2018 candidate for US Senate in Maryland *

Francis Lewis Cardozo Francis Lewis Cardozo (February 1, 1836 – July 22, 1903) was an American clergyman, politician, and educator. When elected in South Carolina as Secretary of State in 1868, he was the first African American to hold a statewide office in the Uni ...

(1836–1903), South Carolina Treasurer and South Carolina Secretary of State * Archibald Carey Jr. (1908–1981), appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as chair of his committee to reduce racial discrimination *

Selwyn Carrol Selwyn George Carrol (October 31, 1928 – December 21, 2010) was an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1972 to 1974. Early life Carrol was a native of Altamonte Springs, Florida. He was raised ...

(1928–2010), member of the

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1973–1975, county auditor of

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Jennifer Carroll Jennifer Sandra Carroll (née Johnson, August 27, 1959) is a Trinidadian–American Republican politician and retired naval officer who served as the 18th lieutenant governor of Florida from January 4, 2011 to March 12, 2013. Carroll is the fir ...

(born 1959), Lieutenant Governor of Florida *

Ben Carson Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon and politician who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. A pioneer in the field of neurosurgery, he ...

(born 1951), political commentator, pediatric neurosurgeon, 2016 presidential candidate, and

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under President

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...

(2017–2021) * Stefani Carter (born 1978), member of the

Wilt Chamberlain Wilton Norman Chamberlain (; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player who played as a center. Standing at tall, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 years and is widely reg ...

(1936–1999), basketball player, supported

for president in 1968 and 1972, accompanied Nixon to funeral of

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 ...

* Juan Chastang (b. 1961/1962),

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Commissioner *

Ron Christie Ronald Irvin Christie (born August 7, 1969) is an American government relations expert and Republican political strategist, who has also worked as a member of former Vice President Dick Cheney's staff. He is the author of two books, and an occ ...

(born 1969), adviser to Vice-President

Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is currently the oldest living former ...

Octavius Valentine Catto Octavius Valentine Catto (February 22, 1839 – October 10, 1871) was an educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist in Philadelphia. He became principal of male students at the Institute for Colored Youth, where he had also been educate ...

(1839–1871), civil rights activist and African American baseball pioneer *

Julius Caesar Chappelle Julius Caesar Chappelle ( – January 27, 1904) was an American Republican Party politician who was born into slavery in South Carolina and served in the Massachusetts General Court. He was a leading figure of Boston's black community from 1870 ...

(1852–1904), legislator (1883–1886), Massachusetts House of Representatives * Henry P. Cheatham (1857–1935), U.S. Representative from North Carolina * Robert Church Jr. (1885 - 1952), Founder,

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, eight times a delegate to the

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Robert Reed Church Robert Reed Church Sr. (June 18, 1839 – August 29, 1912) was an American entrepreneur, businessman and landowner in Memphis, Tennessee, who began his rise during the American Civil War. He was the first African-American "millionaire" in the Sou ...

(1839 - 1912), Banker, 1900 delegate from Tennessee to the

. * Solomon T. Clanton (1857 - 1918), In 1892, he was an at large delegate from Louisiana to the

Eldridge Cleaver Leroy Eldridge Cleaver (August 31, 1935 – May 1, 1998) was an American writer and political activist who became an early leader of the Black Panther Party. In 1968, Cleaver wrote '' Soul on Ice'', a collection of essays that, at the time of i ...

(1935–1998), author and civil rights leader *

Garry Cobb Garry Wilbert Cobb (born March 16, 1957 in Carthage, North Carolina) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the U ...

(born 1957), NFL Linebacker, 2014 nominee for New Jersey 1st Congressional District * Abram Colby (1800s), representative in the

Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005 ...

* Harry A. Cole (1921–1999), first

African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ...

elected to the

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and serve on the

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William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. (July 7, 1920 – March 31, 2017) was an American attorney and judge. Coleman was the fourth United States Secretary of Transportation, from March 7, 1975, to January 20, 1977, and the second African American to serv ...

(1920–2017), fourth

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, first African American Supreme Court Clerk *

Ward Connerly Wardell Anthony "Ward" Connerly (born June 15, 1939) is an American political and anti-affirmative action activist, businessman, and former University of California Regent (1993–2005). He is also the founder and the chairman of the American Civi ...

(born 1939), political activist, businessman, and former University of California Regent * Frank Cousins (born 1958), first African-American sheriff in Massachusetts *

Robyn Crittenden Robyn A. Crittenden is an American attorney from the state of Georgia. She was the 28th Georgia Secretary of State. She is the first African-American woman to serve as a statewide constitutional officer in Georgia. Biography Crittenden earned h ...

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and first African-American woman to serve as a statewide constitutional officer in Georgia * Jane Powdrell-Culbert (born 1949), member of the

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Norris Wright Cuney Norris Wright Cuney, or simply Wright Cuney, (May 12, 1846March 3, 1898) was an American politician, businessman, union leader, and advocate for the rights of African-Americans in Texas. Following the American Civil War, he became active in G ...

(1846–1898), Chairman of the Texas Republican Party (1886–1896) *

Green Currin Green Currin (October 20, 1842 or 1844 – October 21, 1918) was the first African American to serve in the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature that existed before statehood in 1907.Fisher, Bruce T. "Currin, Green I. (1842?-1918)," http://digita ...

(1842/1844–1918), member of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature

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* Randy Daniels (born 1950), Secretary of State of New York, 2006 Gubernatorial candidate *

Christopher Darden Christopher Allen Darden (born April 7, 1956) is an American lawyer, author, actor, and lecturer. He worked for 15 years in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, where he gained national attention as a co-prosecutor in the O. J. S ...

(born 1956), lawyer, O.J. Simpson trial prosecutor *

Stacey Dash Stacey Lauretta Dash (born January 20, 1967) is an American actress. Dash played Dionne Marie Davenport in the 1995 feature film '' Clueless'' and its television series of the same name. She has also appeared in the films '' Moving'', '' Mo' Mo ...

(b. 1966/1967), actress and former talk show host and candidate for

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in the 2018 Congressional Election *

Artur Davis Artur Genestre Davis (; born October 9, 1967) is an American attorney and former politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for from 2003 to 2011. He was also a candidate for the Democratic nomina ...

(born 1967), Democratic Alabama Congressman, speaker at 2012 Republican National Convention, Republican (2012–2015) * Ruth A. Davis (born 1943), diplomat and 24th Director General of the

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Richard A. Dawson Richard A. Dawson (1848 - 1906) was a lawyer and state legislator in Arkansas. He was born in Virginia and his father was a minister. Dawson studied at Oberlin College, and received his law degree from the Old University of Chicago. Dawson practic ...

(1848 - 1906), served in the

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(1873 - 1874). He was a Republican before 1900, and a Democrat afterwards. *

William L. Dawson (politician) William Levi Dawson (April 26, 1886 – November 9, 1970) was an American politician and lawyer who represented a Chicago, Illinois district for more than 27 years in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1943 to his death i ...

(1886 - 1970), served on the

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City Council as a Republican (1933 - 1939). Switched to Democrat in 1939 and was afterward elected to Congress as a Democrat. * Paris Dennard (born 1982), former White House aide to George W. Bush, CNN and

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contributor * Timothy DeFoor (born 1961 or 1962),

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since 2021, first African-American elected to a statewide office in Pennsylvania *

William B. Derrick William B. Derrick (July 27, 1843 – April 15, 1913) was an African Methodist Episcopal (AME) bishop and missionary. He worked as a seaman early in his life and served in the Union Navy during the US Civil War. After the war, he joined the AME c ...

(1843 - 1913), Clergyman, active in civil rights and Republican politics * Diamond and Silk Lynnette Hardaway ("Diamond") and Rochelle Richardson ("Silk"), live-stream video bloggers, political activists, and former

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hosts *

Lurita Doan Lurita Alexis Doan (born Lurita Alexis; January 4, 1958) is a businesswoman, political commentator, and former Republican appointee who was the administrator of the United States General Services Administration, the government's contracting agency ...

(born 1958), former administrator of the

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Jessie De Priest Jessie De Priest (née Williams; September 3, 1870 – March 31, 1961) was a former music teacher married to Oscar Stanton De Priest, the first African American to be elected to the United States Congress in the 20th century. Jessie De Priest was ...

(1870–1961), Music teacher, wife of Congressman Oscar Stanton De Priest, her presence at a

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tea given by Lou Henry Hoover June 12, 1929, caused a scandal among southern Democrats. * Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871–1951), U.S. Representative from Illinois * Robert DeLarge (1842–1874), South Carolina congressman * Shamed Dogan (born 1978), Missouri State Representative (2015–present) *

Byron Donalds Byron Lowell Donalds (born October 28, 1978) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district since 2021. His district serves most of the heart of Southwest Florida, including ...

(born 1978), U.S. Representative (FL) and former Florida State representative *

Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 1817 or 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became ...

(1818–1895), abolitionist, editor, orator, author, and statesman * Willie Dove (born 1945), Kansas State Representative * Antoine Dubuclet (1810–1887), State Treasurer of Louisiana *

Damon Dunn Damon Jerrel Dunn (born March 15, 1976) is an American politician, commercial real estate developer, minister, and former football player. Early life Dunn was born in 1976 in Fort Worth, Texas to a 16-year-old mother, Ramona Dunn. When Dunn ...

(born 1976), former football player, politician * Oscar Dunn (1826–1871), 11th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana *

Edward Duplex Edward Parker Duplex (1830 – January 5, 1900) was an American entrepreneur, politician, and civil rights activist in California. He was the first Black mayor in California, elected to office in Wheatland in 1888, and was a leader in the ...

(1831–1900), Mayor of

Wheatland, California Wheatland is the second-largest city by population in Yuba County, California, United States. The population was 3,456 at the 2010 census, up from 2,275 at the 2000 census. Wheatland is located southeast of Marysville. Geography Wheatland is ...

(1888)

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Larry Elder Laurence Allen Elder (born April 27, 1952) is an American right-wing political commentator and conservative talk radio host. Elder hosts ''The Larry Elder Show'', based in California. The show began as a local program on Los Angeles radio stat ...

(born 1952), talk radio host and commentator, candidate in the

2021 California gubernatorial recall election The 2021 California gubernatorial recall election was a special recall election that began in August 2021 and concluded on September 14, 2021, when California voters chose not to recall incumbent Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, elected for ...

* Robert Brown Elliott (1842–1884), U.S. Representative from South Carolina *

Clark Ervin Clark Kent Ervin (born April 1, 1959), currently the head oat the Aspen Institute, was the first Inspector General of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Political career He was appointed on December 26, 2003, in a recess app ...

(born 1959), first Inspector General of the

US Department of Homeland Security The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terr ...

* James Evans, Chairman of the

Utah Republican Party The Utah Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Utah. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling all four of Utah's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, the governorship, and has s ...

Melvin H. Evans Melvin Herbert Evans (August 7, 1917 – November 27, 1984) was a Crucian politician, who served as the appointive, and the first elected governor of the United States Virgin Islands, serving from 1969 to 1975. After serving as governor he was d ...

(1917–1984), U.S. Representative from, and former Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands *

Charles Evers James Charles Evers (September 11, 1922July 22, 2020) was an American civil rights activist, businessman, radio personality, and politician. Evers was known for his role in the civil rights movement along with his younger brother Medgar Evers. ...

(1922–2020), civil rights leader, Mayor of

Fayette, Mississippi Fayette is a city in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,614 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Jefferson County. Geography Fayette is located at (31.711144, -91.062246). According to the United States ...

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James Farmer James Leonard Farmer Jr. (January 12, 1920 – July 9, 1999) was an American civil rights activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement "who pushed for nonviolent protest to dismantle segregation, and served alongside Martin Luther King Jr." ...

(1920–1999), civil rights leader *

Michel Faulkner Michel J. Faulkner (; born May 21, 1957) is a former New York Jets football player who is the pastor of New Horizon Church in New York City. Faulkner was the 2010 Republican nominee for U.S. Representative for , and was the 2017 Republican nomin ...

(born 1957), pastor,

defensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numb ...

for the

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The ...

, a 2010 nominee for

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* Crystal Bird Fauset (1894–1965), first female African-American state legislator in the United States * William A. Feilds (between c. 1846 and 1852–1898), member of the

Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consi ...

William Webb Ferguson William Webb Ferguson (May 22, 1857 – March 30, 1910) was the first African-American man elected to the Michigan House of Representatives. Early life Ferguson was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Joseph and Martha Ferguson. His father, Joseph ...

(1857–1910), first African-American man elected to the

Ada Fisher Ada M. Fisher (October 21, 1947 – October 7, 2022) was an American physician from Salisbury, North Carolina, and a frequent Republican candidate for office. She challenged incumbent Mel Watt in North Carolina's 12th Congressional district ...

(born 1947),

woman for North Carolina *

Arthur Fletcher Arthur Allen Fletcher (December 22, 1924 – July 12, 2005) was an American government official, widely referred to as the "father of affirmative action" as he was largely responsible for the Revised Philadelphia Plan. Biography Arthur Fletch ...

(1924–2005), official in the administrations of Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush; considered the "father of affirmative action" * Timothy Thomas Fortune (1858-1928), orator, author, publisher, civil rights activist, Customs Inspector, Eastern District of Delaware (1874) *

Ezola Foster Ezola Broussard Foster (August 9, 1938 – May 22, 2018) was an American conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. Th ...

(1938-2018), teacher, political activist, 1986 Republican nominee for 48th District of the

California Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Ass ...

. She later ran for other offices on the tickets of other parties. *

Gary Franks Gary Alvin Franks (born February 9, 1953) is an American politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut for six years, from 1991 until 1997. He is the first African-American elected to the U.S. Congress from Con ...

(born 1953), U.S. Representative from Connecticut *

Jendayi Frazer Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer (born 1961) is the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, heading the Bureau of African Affairs. She was a Distinguished Service Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College and Departm ...

(born 1961), former U.S.

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* Ryan Frazier (born 1977), Aurora City Councilman, 2010 nominee for

Colorado's 7th congressional district Colorado's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Formerly located only in the northeast part of the state, the district now encompasses the western parts of the Denver metropolitan area, including ...

* Samuel B. Fuller (1905–1988), founder and president of the Fuller Products Company, publisher of the

New York Age ''The New York Age'' was a weekly newspaper established in 1887. It was widely considered one of the most prominent African-American newspapers of its time.

and

Pittsburgh Courier The ''Pittsburgh Courier'' was an African-American weekly newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1907 until October 22, 1966. By the 1930s, the ''Courier'' was one of the leading black newspapers in the United States. It was acqu ...

, head of the South Side Chicago NAACP, president of the

National Negro Business League The National Negro Business League (NNBL) was an American organization founded in Boston in 1900 by Booker T. Washington to promote the interests of African-American businesses. The mission and main goal of the National Negro Business League wa ...

, and a prominent black Republican * Virginia Fuller, 2010 and 2012 Congressional Candidate * Walt Furnace (born 1943), member of the

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* Matthew Gaines (1840–1900), community leader, minister, and Republican Texas State Senator. *

James Garner James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including ''The Great Escape (film), The Great Escape'' (1963) with Steve McQueen; Paddy ...

, mayor of the Village of Hempstead, New York, 2004 Congressional candidate *

Althea Garrison Althea Garrison (born October 7, 1940) is an independent American politician from Boston, Massachusetts, who has served on the Boston City Council as an at-large councilor. Garrison was elected as a Republican to the Massachusetts House of Rep ...

(born 1940), former member of the

Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...

* Robert A. George, editorial writer for the

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, blogger and pundit *

Mifflin Wistar Gibbs Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (April 17, 1823 – July 11, 1915) was an American-Canadian politician, businessman, and advocate for Black rights. He became the first Black person elected to public office in British Columbia on November 16, 1866, upon win ...

(1823–1915), American consul to Madagascar *

Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, II (September 28, 1821 – August 14, 1874) was an American Presbyterian minister who served as Secretary of State and Superintendent of Public Instruction of Florida, and along with Josiah Thomas Walls, U.S. Congre ...

(1821–1874),

Secretary of State of Florida The Secretary of State of Florida is an executive officer of the state government of the U.S. state of Florida, established since the original 1838 state constitution. Like the corresponding officials in other states, the original charge of the ...

and Florida Superintendent of Public Instruction * John Gibbs, HUD official in the Trump administration, Candidate for congress in Michigan. * James Golden, producer on the Rush Limbaugh radio talk show *

Walter A. Gordon Walter Arthur Gordon (October 10, 1894 – April 2, 1976) was the first African American to receive a JD from University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He had an extremely long and varied career where he served as a police officer, lawye ...

(1894–1976) 18th

Governor of the United States Virgin Islands The governor of the United States Virgin Islands is the head of government of the United States Virgin Islands whose responsibilities also include making the annual State of the Territory addresses to the Virgin Islands Legislature, submitting ...

* Elisha Winfield Green (c. 1815–1893), Baptist minister, elected vice-president Kentucky Negro Republican Party 1867 * James Monroe Gregory (1849–1915), appointed to the board of trustees of the Washington, D.C. public schools in 1886, delegate to the 1892

William Henry Grey William Henry Grey (December 22, 1829, in Washington, D.C. – November 8, 1888, in Helena, Arkansas) was a state legislator, storeowner and church leader in Arkansas. He served in various elected and public offices in the state during the Reco ...

(1829 - 1888), represented

Phillips County, Arkansas Phillips County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas, in what is known as the Arkansas Delta along the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,568. The county seat is Helena–West ...

at Arkansas Constitutional Convention in 1868, he served in the

Arkansas House of Representatives The Arkansas State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the ...

for Phillips County (1868 - 1869), elected to the Arkansas State Senate in 1875, served as Clerk of the First Circuit Court and ex-offico Recorder of Deeds in 1870, in 1872, he became Arkansas Commissioner of Immigration and State Lands. *

Rosey Grier Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932) is an American actor, singer, Protestant minister, and former professional football player. He was a notable college football player for Pennsylvania State University who earned a retrospective plac ...

(born 1932), former professional football player, Protestant minister, actor and former candidate for Governor of California, 2018 *

Archibald Grimké Archibald Henry Grimké (August 17, 1849 – February 25, 1930) was an American lawyer, intellectual, journalist, diplomat and community leader in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He graduated from freedmen's schools, Lincoln University in Pe ...

(1849–1930), an American lawyer, diplomat, and national vice-president of the NAACP *

Elbert Guillory Elbert Lee Guillory (born June 24, 1944) is a former member of the Louisiana State Senate. An American Republican, he represented District 24, including his native Opelousas, and several rural precincts, from May 2, 2009, when he won a specia ...

(born 1944), former state senator in Louisiana's 24th district

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George W. Haley George Williford Boyce Haley (August 28, 1925 – May 13, 2015) was an American attorney, diplomat and policy expert who served under seven presidential administrations. He was one of two younger brothers to the Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Haley. ...

(1925–2015), attorney, diplomat, policy adviser, elected to

Kansas State Senate The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 senators elected from single-member districts, each with a population of at least 60,000 inhabitants. Members ...

1964, former chief counsel,

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, former general counsel, U.S. Information Agency, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from

Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...

in 1966, candidate for

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from

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in 1986, former ambassador to The Gambia * Ken Hamblin (born 1940), radio host, political commentator, author, television personality * A. C. Hamlin (1881–1912), member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives * Jenean Hampton (born 1958), 57th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (2015–2019) * Lionel Hampton (1908–2002), musician, delegate to several Republican National Conventions, vice-chairman New York (U.S. state), New York State Republican Party (United States), Republican Committee * Jeremiah Haralson (1846–1916), U.S. Representative from Alabama * Diamond and Silk, Ineitha Hardaway (1971–2023), political commentator * Bill Hardiman (born 1947), Michigan State Senator, 2010 Congressional Candidate * Greg Hardy (born 1988), mixed martial artist, former NFL defensive end * Erika Harold (born 1980), 2003 Miss America, delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention, 2012 Congressional Candidate * Bruce Harris (born 1951), mayor of Chatham Borough, New Jersey * James H. Harris (1828–1898), member of both the North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate * Paul Clinton Harris (born 1964), member of the

* Lewis Hayden (1811–1889), elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature * Henry E. Hayne (1840–?), former senator in the South Carolina Senate and Secretary of State of South Carolina *Robert C. Henry (1921–1981) first African-American mayor in Ohio, mayor of Springfield, Ohio * Curtis Hill (born 1961), 43rd Attorney General of Indiana * Mike Hill (American politician), Mike Hill (born 1958), state representative in the Florida House of Representatives * James Sidney Hinton (1834–1892), state representative in the Indiana House of Representatives * Joseph H. Holland, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Housing and Community Renewal * William H. Holland (politician), William H. Holland (1841–1907), member of the

* Amy Holmes (born 1973), political commentator and independent social conservative * Lester Holt (born 1959), journalist and news anchor, Republican until 2018, Independent since. * Deborah Honeycutt (born 1947), 2006, 2008, 2010 congressional candidate; * Perry Howard (1835–1907), represented Holmes County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives (1872 - 1875) and served on the county board of supervisors. * Perry Wilbon Howard II, Perry Wilbon Howard (1877–1961), Attorney from Mississippi and delegate to the RNC from 1912 to 1960 * T.R.M. Howard (1908–1976), Mississippi civil rights leader, surgeon, entrepreneur and mentor to Medgar Evers and Fannie Lou Hamer * Wesley Hunt (born 1981), U.S. Representative from Texas * Will Hurd (born 1977), U.S. Representative from Texas, CIA analyst * Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960), folklorist, anthropologist, novelist, short story writer * Lynn Hutchings (born 1960), member of the Wyoming House of Representatives * John Adams Hyman (1840–1891), U.S. Representative from North Carolina

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* Niger Innis (born 1968), commentator and activist

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* Alphonso Jackson (born 1945), thirteenth

* Alvin B. Jackson, Former member of the Utah State Senate * Raynard Jackson , political consultant and political analyst for WUSA*9 TV (CBS affiliate) in Washington, DC * Richard E. Jackson (born 1945), Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles; first African-American mayor of a city in New York State * Conrad James (born 1974), member of the

* John E. James (born 1981), U.S. Representative from Michigan and candidate for the U.S. Senate from Michigan in 2018 and 2020 * Kay Coles James (born 1949), director for the United States Office of Personnel Management 2001–2005, President of the Heritage Foundation (2018-2021), Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth nominee * Mildred Fay Jefferson, Dr. Mildred Fay Jefferson (1927–2010), first African-American woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School;

movement leader; Republican candidate for U.S. House and U.S. Senate * Wallace B. Jefferson (born 1963), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas * Edward A. Johnson (1860–1944), member of the New York State Assembly * James Weldon Johnson (1871–1944), first Black manager of the NAACP, president of the Colored Republican Club * Peter K. Jones (1834–1895), member of the

* Scipio Africanus Jones (1863–1943), Arkansas delegate to the

* Shandy W. Jones (1816-1886), member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1868 - 1870). * Vernon Jones (born 1960), member of the

1993 to 2001 and since 2017. Originally a Democrat, he switched to Republican in January 2021. * E.W. Jackson, (born 1952), GOP nominee for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 2013, President of STAND and CETF, Marine Corps Veteran, and graduate of Harvard Law School

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* Alan Keyes (born 1950), diplomat, media personality and nominee for the U.S. Senate in Maryland and Illinois * Alveda King (born 1951), minister, political activist, author, niece of

* Don King (boxing promoter), Don King (born 1931), boxing promoter, attended 2009

* Mabel King (1932–1999), television and film actress * Martin Luther King, Sr., (1899–1984), pastor, missionary, civil rights activist * Kimberly Klacik (born 1982), former candidate for congress in Maryland's 7th district.

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* Stephen N. Lackey (born 1980), public affairs advisor, social entrepreneur, fundraiser * Charles Henry Langston (1817 - 1890), Republican Presidential Elector from Kansas 1872 for Ulysses S. Grant * John Mercer Langston (1829 - 1897), member, United States House of Representatives from 4th District of Virginia (1890 - 1891) * Harry LaRosiliere (born 1962), Mayor of Plano, Texas * Jim Lawrence (politician), Jim Lawrence (born 1971), member of NH House of Representatives (2002–2008), 2014 candidate for 2nd NH Congressional District * George Logan (Connecticut politician), George Logan (born 1969), former member of Connecticut State Senate * W. H. Logan (born first half of 1850's), Arkansas Justice of the Peace, served in

, District 15 (1889 - 1890) * Jefferson F. Long, Jefferson Franklin Long (1836–1901), U.S. Representative from Georgia * Nic Lott (born 1979), Chairman for the Mississippi Young Republicans and Mississippi College Republicans * Bruce LeVell, businessman, and executive director of National Diversity Coalition for

's 2016 presidential campaign * William H. Lewis (1868–1949), United States Assistant Attorney General * C.N. Love (died 1946), Journalist, active in the Black-and tan faction of the Republican Party in Houston, Texas. * Mia Love (born 1975), United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative for Utah's 4th congressional district (2015–2019) * Samuel R. Lowery (1830–1900), lawyer * John Roy Lynch (1847–1939), U.S. Representative from Mississippi * Ernest Lyon (1860–1938), Methodist clergyman, former United States Ambassador to Liberia, and founder of the Maryland Industrial and Agricultural Institute for Colored Youths

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* Leo Mackay Jr. (born 1961), deputy secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs * Omarosa Manigault Newman (born 1974), Assistant to President

January 3, 2017 to January 20, 2018. Democrat prior to 2015, Republican 2015 to 2019, Independent since 2019. * Kenneth Mapp (born 1955) governor of the United States Virgin Islands (2015–2019) (elected as an Independent politician, Independent) * Lenny McAllister (born 1972), political analyst, community activist, television and radio host, author, 2013 Congressional candidate * Edward P. McCabe (1850–1920), Treasurer of Logan County, Oklahoma * William Madison McDonald (1866–1950), State Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas * Angela McGlowan (born 1970), political analyst and 2010 Congressional candidate * James Meredith (born 1933), civil rights leader * Michael the Black Man (b. Maurice Woodside 1980), musician, operator of several websites, campaigned for President Trump holding a Blacks for Trump sign * Leon P. Miller (1899–1980) first African-American judge in West Virginia * Thomas E. Miller, Thomas Ezekiel Miller (1849–1938), U.S. Representative from South Carolina * Arthur Wergs Mitchell (1883-1968), active in Republican politics in

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until 1932, when he switched to Democrat and represented Illinois In the United States House of Representatives (1935-1943). * Charles Lewis Mitchell (1829 - 1912), member of the Massachusetts State Legislature (1866 - 1867) * Robert J. Moore (1844–?), member of the

* Walthall M. Moore (1886–1960), first African American to serve in the Missouri state legislature * Clement G. Morgan (1859–1929), Boston attorney, civil rights activist, and city official * Eric Motley (born 1972), former Deputy Associate Director, Office of Presidential Personnel in Bush Administration * George W. Murray, George Washington Murray (1853–1926), U.S. Representative from South Carolina * E. Frederic Morrow (1909–1994), first African-American to hold an executive position at the White House. He served under President Dwight D. Eisenhower as Administrative Officer for Special Projects from 1955 to 1961. * Deroy Murdock (born 1963), columnist.

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* Sophia A. Nelson (born 1967), lawyer, author, political commentator * Constance Berry Newman (born 1935), U.S. diplomat; former

; member of International Republican Institute * William Nickerson Jr. (1879–1945), businessman, publisher, candidate for presidential elector on the Republican Party (United States), Republican ticket of Dewey-Bricker in 1944

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* James E. O'Hara (1844–1905), congressman from North Carolina * Edwin R. Overall (1835-1902), abolitionist, civil rights activist, civil servant, politician, candidate for Nebraska Legislature 1880, 1882, 1890 * Burgess Owens (born 1951) U.S. Congressman (Utah, district 4) and former NFL player * Candace Owens (born 1989), political commentator * Jesse Owens (1913–1980), athlete

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* Rod Paige (born 1933), seventh U.S. Secretary of Education * Barrington D. Parker (1915–1993) judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia * Sherman Parker (1971–2008), Missouri state representative, ran for U.S. House of Representatives * Star Parker (born 1956), author, political commentator, 2010 Congressional candidate * Lynne Patton (born 1972), Regional Director, Housing & Urban Development, 2016 RNC Keynote Speaker * Patrick Penn member, Kansas House of Representatives, elected 2020, took office January 11, 2021 * Edward J. Perkins (born 1928), first African-American U.S. ambassador to South Africa * Jesse Lee Peterson (born 1949), civil rights activist and founder of Brotherhood of New Destiny * Joseph C. Phillips (born 1962), actor, columnist and commentator * Pio Pico (1801–1894), last governor of Mexican California. Formed the Republican Party in California. * Samuel Pierce (1922–2000), Housing and Urban Development Secretary * Katrina Pierson (born 1976), Communications Consultant, National Spokesperson Donald Trump 2016 Presidential Campaign, Senior Advisor 2020 Re-Election * P. B. S. Pinchback (1837–1921), twenty-fourth governor of Louisiana; first African-American governor of a U.S. state * Colin Powell (1937 - 2021), 65th United States Secretary of State * Michael Powell (lobbyist), Michael Powell (born 1963), 24th Chairman of the FCC * Joe Profit (born 1949), former Atlanta Falcons player; candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2018, Georgia * Pierre-Richard Prosper (born 1963), Bush Administration war crimes official

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* Joseph Rainey, Joseph H. Rainey (1832–1887), U.S. Representative from South Carolina, first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives * Benjamin F. Randolph (1820–1868), State Senator in the South Carolina State Senate * Oliver Randolph (1882–1951), second African American elected to the New Jersey Legislature * Tony Randolph (born 1966), member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, District 35 * James T. Rapier (1837–1883), U.S. Representative from Alabama * Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827–1901), U.S. Senator from Mississippi, first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate * Condoleezza Rice (born 1954), 66th United States Secretary of State * Diamond and Silk, Herneitha Richardson, political commentator * Matthew Ricketts (1858–1917), member of the Nebraska House of Representatives * Adelbert H. Roberts (1860-1937), Member Illinois House of Representatives (1918-1922), Member, Illinois Senate (1924 - 1934) * Frederick Madison Roberts (1879–1952), first African-American in the California State Assembly * Shack Roberts Meshack Roberts was elected to the State Legislature of Texas from the 5th District in 1873 and for two later terms, the last from the 10th District. * Jack E. Robinson III (1960–2017), party nominee for U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and Secretary of the Commonwealth in Massachusetts * Mark Robinson (American politician), Mark Robinson (born 1968), Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina since 2021 * Joe Rogers (politician), Joe Rogers (1964–2013), Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, youngest Lieutenant Governor in Colorado history * Carson Ross (born 1946), Mayor of Blue Springs, Missouri, former Missouri state rep * Jackie Robinson (1919–1972), baseball player (changed parties after Jackie Robinson#Post-baseball life, Goldwater nomination). * George Thompson Ruby (1841–1882), member of the

* George Lewis Ruffin (1834–1886), attorney, judge, Massachusetts state legislator, and Boston city councilman * Boyd Rutherford (born 1957), Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2015–present

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* Dwayne Sawyer (born 1966), State Auditor of Indiana * Darrell C. Scott, pastor, co-founder of National Diversity Coalition for Trump * Emmett Jay Scott (1872–1957), educator, journalist, author, active in Republican politics, public relations adviser to every

from 1928 to 1948 * Paul H. Scott (born 1982), Michigan State Representative * Tim Scott (born 1965), U.S. Senator from South Carolina, first African-American senator to win election in the South since Reconstruction and former Representative South Carolina's 1st Congressional District * Marvin Scott (born 1944), congressional Candidate * Winsome Sears (born 1964), member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 2004 Congressional Candidate and Lieutenant Governor. * Tara Setmayer (born 1975), former Communications Director for Republican Party (United States), Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives (2006–2013) and current CNN Political Commentator (2014–present) * T. W. Shannon (born 1978), Former speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives * Roscoe Simmons (1881–1951), journalist, orator, and political activist * John Andrew Singleton, (1895-1970), Member, Nebraska House of Representatives (1926-1928), afterward became a Democrat * Millard F. Singleton, (1859-1930), Justice of the Peace, 8th Ward, Omaha, Nebraska (1895), Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention 1892 * Robert Smalls (1839–1915), U.S. Representative from South Carolina * John J. Smith (1820–1906), abolitionist and Massachusetts state representative * Joshua I. Smith (born 1941), appointed commissioner of Minority Business Development by President George H. W. Bush * Robert Lloyd Smith (1861–1942), member of the

* Thomas S. Smith (politician), Thomas S. Smith (1917–2002), member of the New Jersey General Assembly * John H. Smythe (1844 1908), United States Ambassador to Liberia (1878 1881) and (1882 - 1885) * Clay Smothers (1935–2004), member of the

* DeForest Soaries, DeForest "Buster" Soaries (born 1951), former New Jersey Secretary of State * Thomas Sowell (born 1930), economist, writer and commentator * Angela Stanton-King (born 1977), Former congressional candidate in Georgia's 5th district * Michael Steele (born 1958), political commentator, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, former candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and former elected chairman of the Republican National Committee (2009–2010) * Shelby Steele (born 1946), author * James H. Stewart (1859–1924), member of the

* McCants Stewart (1877–1919), lawyer * Thomas Stith III (born 1963), member of the city council of Durham, North Carolina, 2004 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, 2007 mayoral candidate for Durham, North Carolina, Chief of Staff to Governor Pat McCrory * Louis Wade Sullivan (born 1933), Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * Carol M. Swain (born 1954), author and professor at Vanderbilt University * Lynn Swann (born 1952), NFL player and former Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate

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Clarence Thomas official SCOTUS portrait

* Willie Talton, representative in the Georgia General Assembly * Enrique Tarrio, (b.1984 or 1985), Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, identifies as Afro-Cuban, candidate in 2020 Republican primary for Florida's 27th Congressional district, but withdrew, Florida state director of Latinos for Trump * Noel C. Taylor (1924–1999), mayor of Roanoke, Virginia (1975–1992) * Arthur Teele (1946–2005), assistant Secretary of Transportation * Leo Terrell (Born 1955), American civil rights Lawyer, attorney and talk radio host * Mary Church Terrell (1863 - 1954), Member, District of Columbia Board of Education (1895 - 1906), she was President of the Women's Republican League during Warren G. Harding's 1920 presidential campaign, she was a charter member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People * Robert Heberton Terrell (1857 - 1925), in 1902, he was appointed Justice of the Peace for Washington, D.C., in 1911, he was appointed to the Municipal Court of Washington, D.C. * Clarence Thomas (born 1948), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court * John W. E. Thomas (1847 - 1899), member, Illinois House of Representatives 2nd District (1877 - 1879), 3rd District (1882 - 1886) * Thurman Thomas (born 1966), Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Bill, Republican activist, supported and campaigned for 2010 New York Republican Gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino * Larry Thompson (born 1945), United States Deputy Attorney General * Benjamin S. Turner (1825–1894), Alabama Congressman * Scott Turner (politician), Scott Turner (born 1972), member of the

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* William Tecumseh Vernon, William T. Vernon (1877–1941), Register of the Treasury under President Theodore Roosevelt * Joy Villa (born 1986), singer, songwriter, actress, YouTuber, has expressed an interest in running for Congress as a Republican Party (United States), Republican

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Allen West, Official Portrait, 112th Congress

* Dale Wainwright (born 1961), former associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court * Edward G. Walker (1830 -1901), served as a Republican in the Massachusetts State Legislature (1866 - 1867), later joined the Democratic Party, and still later the Negro Party. * Herschel Walker (born 1962), football player, bobsledder, sprinter, and mixed martial artist, active in several Republican Party (United States), Republican campaigns, addressed 2020 Republican National Convention in support of President Trump * George Wallace (Georgia politician), George Wallace, Georgia state senator during the Reconstruction era, expelled on September 12, 1868, due to his race * Josiah T. Walls (1842–1905), Former U.S. Representative from Florida, and one of the first African-Americans to serve in the U.S. House * Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), educator and activist * Maurice Washington (born 1956), Nevada state senator * J. C. Watts (born 1957), U.S. Representative from Oklahoma * Ida B. Wells (1862–1931), civil rights advocate and co-founder of the NAACP * Cindy Werner (born 1959), State Ambassador - Frederick Douglass Foundation-WI, former school board trustee, 2022 Lt. Governor candidate - WI * Allen West (politician), Allen West (born 1961), Texas Republican Party Chairman and former U.S. Representative from Florida * John Francis Wheaton (1866–1922), a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives * George Henry White (1852–1918), former U.S. representative from North Carolina * James White (Texas politician), James White (born 1964), a current member of the

* James T. White (politician), James T. White (1837 - 1892), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate in the late 1860s. * Ruben B. White served in the Arkansas Senate (1873 - 1874) * J. Ernest Wilkins Sr. (1894–1959), former Assistant Secretary of Labor under President Eisenhower * Armstrong Williams (born 1962), radio and television commentator * Benjamin Franklin Williams (1819–1886), member of the

* Michael L. Williams (born 1953), Texas Railroad Commissioner * Butler R. Wilson (1861–1939), Boston civil rights activist * David S. Wilson (born 1981), member of the Alaska Senate (2017–present) * Jackie Winters (1937–2019), member of the Oregon State Senate * LaMetta Wynn (born 1933), mayor of Clinton, Iowa (1995–2007) Sam] Wherry (born 1950), Journalist, Midsouth USA Senior Marketing Research Analyst, Systematic TheologianLittle Rock, Arkansas (1966–2022)

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* James H. Young (1860–1921), politician * William F. Yardley (1844–1924), anti-segregation advocate, first African American candidate for governor of Tennessee (1876)

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