Black candidates for US Senate smash fundraising records for 2022 midterms

Third-quarter hauls raise hopes of transforming a body in which only 11 African American senators have ever sat

African American candidates running for the US Senate smashed campaign fundraising records over the past three months, raising hopes of transforming a body that remains overwhelmingly white.

There have only been 11 Black senators since the chamber first convened in 1789 and only two were women. Senator Kamala Harris's ascent to the vice-presidency means there are currently no female members who are Black.