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 | |
| 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.
References
- Fausset, Richard (January 30, 2020). "Citing 'Soul of Our Democracy,' Pastor of Dr. King's Church Enters Senate Race". The New York Times. 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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