The first US Senators were elected in 1789. In over two hundred years, only 16 states, or about 30%, have ever elected a non-white Senator. Currently, there are zero African-American Senators, two or Asian/Pacific Islander descent, and two Hispanic Senators in office. In other words, 96% of the US Senate is currently white, compared to about 72% of the population. The lack of African-American representation in the Senate is especially confounding, though, as this blog points out, several factors account for this discrepancy.
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