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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER 29, 2026
1. History is on the line in this year's Senate races: since 1789, only one of every 400 U.S. senators has been a Black woman. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware recently became the first two Black women to serve at the same time. Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is set to join them, and if Florida's Angie Nixon wins, four Black women would serve together.
2. Black farmer Jamie Davis is running to become Louisiana's next U.S. senator, traveling farm to farm to shake hands with voters. The Democrat from Waterproof is challenging Representative Julia…
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