Back رافائيل وارنوك Arabic رافاييل وارنوك ARZ Raphael Warnock Czech Raphael Warnock Danish Raphael Warnock German Ράφαελ Γουόρνοκ Greek Raphael Warnock Spanish Raphael Warnock Estonian رافایل وارناک Persian Raphael Warnock Finnish
Raphael Warnock | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| United States Senator from Georgia | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 Serving with Jon Ossoff | |
| Preceded by | Kelly Loeffler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raphael Gamaliel Warnock July 23, 1969 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Oulèye Ndoye
(m. 2016; div. 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | Morehouse College (BA) Union Theological Seminary (MDiv, MPhil, PhD) |
| Occupation |
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| Website | Senate website |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Christian |
| Denomination | Baptist (Progressive National Baptist Convention) |
| Church | Ebenezer Baptist Church |
| Senior posting | |
| Post | Senior pastor (2005–present) |
Raphael Gamaliel Warnock[1] (/ˈrɑːfiɛl ˈwɔːrnɒk/ RAH-fee-el WOR-nok; born July 23, 1969) is an American Baptist pastor and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Warnock has been the senior pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church since 2005.[2][3]
Warnock was the senior pastor of Douglas Memorial Community Church from 2001 to 2005.[4] He came to prominence in Georgia politics as a leading activist in the campaign to expand Medicaid in the state under the Affordable Care Act. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2020 United States Senate special election in Georgia, and defeated incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler in the runoff election.[5] He was reelected to a full term in 2022, defeating Republican nominee Herschel Walker.
Warnock and Ossoff are the first Democrats elected to the U.S. Senate from Georgia since Zell Miller in 2000.[6][7] Warnock is the first African American to represent Georgia in the Senate, and the first Black Democrat elected to the Senate from a Southern state.[8][9][10]
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- ^ Fausset, Richard (November 1, 2020). "Can Raphael Warnock Go From the Pulpit to the Senate?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Alex (January 30, 2020). "Rev. Raphael Warnock enters US Senate race in Georgia | CNN Politics". CNN. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ Williams, Ross (January 11, 2021). "Record turnout among Black voters helped Democrats claim Senate". Georgia Recorder. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ Relman, John L. Dorman, Eliza. "Georgia voters will decide which party controls the Senate in 2 unusual runoff races in January". Business Insider. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Martin, Jonathan; Fausset, Richard (January 6, 2021). "Warnock beats Loeffler in Georgia Senate race". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
The victory is a landmark breakthrough for African-Americans in politics. Mr. Warnock becomes the first Black Democrat to be elected to the Senate from the Deep South since reconstruction.
- ^ Beaumont, Peter (January 6, 2021). "Why Raphael Warnock was elected Georgia's first black US senator". the Guardian. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ Waxman, Olivia (January 7, 2021). "'Another Milestone in the Long, Long Road.' Rev. Raphael Warnock's Georgia Senate Victory Made History in Multiple Ways". Time. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.