Raphael Warnock
Raphael Gamaliel Warnock (born July 23, 1969) is an American pastor and politician. He is the Junior United States Senator from Georgia since 2021.
Raphael Warnock | |
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| United States Senator from Georgia | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 Serving with Jon Ossoff | |
| Preceded by | Kelly Loeffler |
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| Born | Raphael Gamaliel Warnock July 23, 1969 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Oulèye Ndoye (m. 2016; div. 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Morehouse College (BA) Union Theological Seminary (MDiv, MPhil, PhD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
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| Religion | Christian |
| Denomination | Baptist |
| Church | Ebenezer Baptist Church |
He has been the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta since 2005, the same church Martin Luther King Jr. was pastor for.
Warnock ran in the 2020 Senate special election in Georgia against Senator Kelly Loeffler.[1] In November 2020, Loeffler and Warnock advanced to the January 5, 2021 run-off election where he would go on to beat Loeffler.[2] He later defeated former football player Herschel Walker in the 2022 runoff election.
Warnock was born in Savannah, Georgia.
Raphael Warnock Media
Warnock with John Lewis at a "Souls to the Polls" event. Warnock later officiated Lewis's funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Warnock with Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in 2009
Warnock's U.S. Senate campaign logo
Warnock and Ossoff at the State of the Union in April 2021 after winning their first runoff elections
Warnock (grey necktie, behind President Biden) during the signing of Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, June 17, 2021
Warnock speaking at a press conference on the COVID-19 relief bill in 2021.
Warnock with President Biden at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 2023
President Biden meeting with U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock, Chuck Schumer, and Elizabeth Warren at the White House in May 2022
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References
- ↑ Fausset, Richard (January 30, 2020). "Citing 'Soul of Our Democracy,' Pastor of Dr. King's Church Enters Senate Race". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/raphael-warnock-ebenezer-baptist-georgia-senate.html. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ↑ Barrow, Bill; Bynum, Russ; Peoples, Steve (January 6, 2020). "Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority". Associated Press. (11:05 am EST [see tweet https://twitter.com/AP/status/1346714442915000320])
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