The Senate Gop S Only Black Candidate Fights To Turn One Deep Blue Michigan Seat Red
But his association with President Donald Trump could spoil their chances. James, a businessman and combat veteran, sailed through the Republican primary this week unopposed. He is facing Democratic incumbent Gary Peters this fall as the lone Black Republican running for Senate in the 2020 cycle. If elected, he’d be the second African-American conservative in the 100-member chamber. Amid a nationwide reckoning on racial inequality in the wake of the police death of George Floyd in May, Black candidates running for federal office have seen a boost in support: Jamaal Brown in New York, Charles Booker in Kentucky and Jaime Harrison in South Carolina are among them....