Nov 5, 2024 9:47 PM EST

Angela Alsobrooks becomes first Black senator from Maryland

Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago

Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks speaks on Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 20, 2024. Photo by Alyssa Pointer/ Reuters

Democratic Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks will become Maryland’s next U.S. senator, the Associated Press reports. She will also make history as the state’s first Black senator. Alsobrooks beat former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a popular, two-term Republican. Along with newly elected Democratic Sen.-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester, they will become the first Black women to serve in the Senate together.