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] print showing the first Black U.S. Senator and Representatives: Sen. ] (R-MS), Rep. ] (R-AL), ] (R-SC), ] (R-FL), ] (R-GA), ] and ] (R-SC), 1872]]
The following is a '''list of Black Republicans''', past and present. This list is limited to Black Americans who have worked in a direct, professional capacity in politics.
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The following is an alphabetically ordered '''list of famous ] ]''', past and present .

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==A== ==A==
* ] (1813–1887), Republican State Representative from ], 1872–1874.
*] (former White House Domestic Policy Advisor)
* ] (1826–1902), Republican State Representative from ], 1874–1875, vice-president of Republican State Convention 1876

* ] (1954–2013), author, Republican member of the Nebraska State Central Committee
* ] (born 1984 or 1986), Social media personality and activist, of African-American and Arab ancestry.
* ] (1888–1958), governor of the ]
* ] (1880–1953), first African-American to serve in the ]
* ] (1910–1991), chair of the ]
* ] (born 1960), White House Domestic Policy Advisor
* ] (1929–1981), ], first African-American elected to ]
* ] (1830–1909), member of the ]
* ] (1864–1944), representative in the ]
* ] (1953–2020), health care advocate & founder and president of The Amoore Group, Inc.; former candidate for ] co-chairwoman
* ] (1907–1960), first African American legislator elected in Kentucky
* ] (born 1976), member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 75th district (2013–2016)
* ] (1836–1921), 13th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
* ] (1838 - 1906), elected to ] 1885
* ] (1861–1903), member of the ]


==B== ==B==
] is the first black Republican elected to the Arizona Legislature.]]
*] (Secretary of State of Ohio, former gubernatorial candidate)
] was the first African American popularly elected to the United States Senate. ] was the first black U.S. senator; however, he was elected to office by a legislature.]]
*] (Treasurer of State of Ohio)
* ] (1918–1990), singer, appointed "America's Ambassador of Love" by ].
*] (Senator from Massachusetts)
* ] (1862–1923), first female delegate at the ] Convention in Kentucky
*] (U.S. Court of Appeals)
* ] (1857–1921), medical doctor, sociologist, political leader, one of the first persons of African descent to receive a medical doctor degree in the United States, founder of Republican Party of Puerto Rico
*] (Senator from Mississippi)
* ] (1948–2012), ]
*] (Minister and former US Senatorial candidate from Michigan)
* ], (1858–1905), Journalist, civil rights activist
* ], (1852 -1936), Journalist, lawyer, first African-American assistant State Attorney
* ], (1834–1932), Member, Nebraska House of Representatives (1926–1928)
* ] (born 1971), unsuccessful Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania 5th District 2020, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for United States Senator from Pennsylvania 2022.
* ] (1857–1920), member of the ]
* ] (b. 1953/1954), former deputy director for Demand Reduction at the ]
* ] (born 1961), pastor, member of ] 2015–2017
* ] (1819–?), member of the ]
* ], National Director of ] and the Director of the ]'s Southeast Region<ref>{{Cite web|last=Agboola|first=Adedamola |title= Trump Administration Appoints Its First Minority Director to the Small Business Administration|publisher=]|date=February 21, 2018 |url=http://www.blackenterprise.com/trump-appoints-first-minority-regional-director-to-lead-small-business-administration/ }}</ref>
* ], Arizona state representative
* ] (born 1948), former Ohio State Treasurer and Secretary of State; 2006 Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio
* ] (born 1936), member of the ]
* ] (1848–1927), member of the ]
* ] (born 1963), journalist, author, columnist
* ] (born 1963), Las Vegas City Councilwoman, former Clark County, Nevada commissioner, former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives
* ] (1945–2015), ] (2002–2008)
* ] (1878–1955), ] member from Mississippi
* ], (born 1969), conservative author, radio and television personality and columnist
* ] (1841 - 1909), elected Probate Judge, ] South Carolina in 1875, elected county sheriff in 1876, but was not allowed to take office
* ] (1820 - 1899), elected Mississippi House of Representatives 1869
* ] (born 1974), NFL linebacker and Republican candidate for the Florida House of Representatives, District 9.
* ] (1975–2018), opera singer and former candidate for the ]
* ] (born 1952), former Treasurer of the State of Ohio
* ] (born 1981), Wisconsin State Senator
* ] (born 1943), State Auditor of Vermont, State Senator of Vermont
* ] (born 1952), conservative commentator, Life Always board member (an ] organization) and evangelical pastor, 2010 Congressional candidate
* ] (1919–2015), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, first African American elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate
* ] (1845–1949), an educator, writer and activist
* ] (born 1949), U.S. Court of Appeals judge, California Supreme Court judge, and civil servant
* ] (1841 - 1913), elected to ] 1885
* ] (1940–2005), ] (2001–2005)
* ] (1829 - 1906), served in Washington, D.C. House of Delegates (1872 - 1874)
* ] (born 1933), a journalist, academic, businessman and commentator of the television show '']''
* ] (1841–1898), U.S. Senator from Mississippi, first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate
* ] (born 1956), Baptist minister, radio & television host
* ] (born 1979), pastor and candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in South Carolina
* ] (1878–1961), educator, activist and feminist
* ] (1840–1913), member of the ]
* ] (1832–1907), member of the ]
* ] (b. 1955/1956), Republican national committeeman from Michigan, former councilman for Detroit, minister, and former U.S. Senatorial candidate
* ], politician, president of the ], delegate to ] in 1872
* ] (1952–2012), first female black Republican mayor in Mississippi


==C== ==C==
]]]
*] (Businessman)
]]]
*] (Civil Rights Activist & Black Baseball Pioneer)
* ] (1945–2020), businessman, media personality, and 2012 candidate for President of the United States
*] (U.S. Congressman)
* ] (1844 - 1884), elected to South Carolina House of Representatives 1868 and to South Carolina Senate 1872
*]
* ] (1825–1887), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
* ] (1899–1988), member of the ] from 1974 to 1978
* ] (born 1985), 51st Attorney General of Kentucky
* ] (born 1965), author, pastor, and 2018 candidate for ]
* ] (1836–1903), South Carolina Treasurer and South Carolina Secretary of State
* ] (1908–1981), appointed by President ] as chair of his committee to reduce racial discrimination
* ] (1928–2010), member of the ] 1973–1975, county auditor of ]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Alaska Legislature Roster of Members 1913–2014|url=http://akleg.gov/docs/pdf/ROSTERALL.pdf|year=2014|publisher=]|location=]|pages=49, 97}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|editor1-first=Elaine B.|editor1-last=Mitchell|title=Alaska Blue Book|edition=First|year=1973|publisher=], ]|location=Juneau|page=84}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Selwyn George Carrol (obituary)|url=http://www.hamptoncountyguardian.com/obituaries/2010-12-29/selwyn-george-carrol|newspaper=Hampton County Guardian|location=]|date=December 29, 2010|access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref>
* ] (born 1959), Lieutenant Governor of Florida<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4331&SessionId=28 |title=Florida House of Representatives – Jennifer Carroll – 2014 – 2016 ( Speaker Crisafulli ) |website=Myfloridahouse.gov |access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref>
* ] (born 1951), political commentator, pediatric neurosurgeon, 2016 presidential candidate, and ] under President ] (2017&ndash;2021)
* ] (1899–1970), first African American assistant district attorney in New York state. Known for her role in prosecuting "Lucky" Luciano.
* ] (born 1978), member of the ]
* ] (1936–1999), basketball player, supported ] for president in 1968 and 1972, accompanied Nixon to funeral of ]
* ] (b. 1961/1962), ] Commissioner
* ] (born 1969), adviser to Vice-president ]<ref name="Speakers">{{cite web|url=http://www.leadingauthorities.com/24262/Christie_Ron_detail.htm|title=Leading Authorities Speakers Ron Christie|website=Leadingauthorities.com|access-date=February 25, 2010}}</ref>
* ] (1839–1871), civil rights activist and African American baseball pioneer
* ] (1852–1904), legislator (1883–1886), Massachusetts House of Representatives<ref>''The African-American Electorate'', 1st ed., by Walton, Hanes Jr., ], Sherman Puckett. Publisher: The Congressional Quarterly, USA. June 2012.</ref>
* ] (1857–1935), U.S. Representative from North Carolina
* ] (1885–1952), Founder, ] ], eight times a delegate to the ].
* ] (1839–1912), Banker, 1900 delegate from Tennessee to the ].
* ] (1857–1918), In 1892, he was an at large delegate from Louisiana to the ]
* ] (1935–1998), author and civil rights leader
* ] (born 1957), ] Linebacker, 2014 nominee for New Jersey 1st Congressional District
* ] (1800s), representative in the ]
* ] (1921–1999), first ] elected to the ] and serve on the ]
* ] (1920–2017), fourth ], first African American Supreme Court Clerk<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dfbxF9dKhoAC&q=%22william+thaddeus+coleman+jr%22&pg=PA141 |title=African American Firsts: Famous Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks ... |author=Joan Potter |page=141 |access-date=2016-04-28|isbn=9780758202437 |year=2002 |publisher=Dafina Books }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ford.utexas.edu/library/exhibits/cabinet/coleman.htm |title=William T. Coleman, Jr |access-date=November 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122193252/http://www.ford.utexas.edu/library/exhibits/cabinet/coleman.htm |archive-date=January 22, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,912686,00.html |title=Coleman: A Choice Cabinet Choice - TIME |access-date=November 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201023654/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C912686%2C00.html |archive-date=December 1, 2008 }}</ref>
* ] (born 1939), political activist, businessman, and former University of California Regent
* ] (born 1958), first African-American sheriff in Massachusetts
* ], ] and first African-American woman to serve as a statewide constitutional officer in Georgia
* ] (born 1949), member of the ]
* ] (1846–1898), Chairman of the Texas Republican Party (1886–1896)
* ] (1842/1844–1918), member of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature


==D== ==D==
]]]
*] (Congressman from Illinois)
* ] (born 1950), Secretary of State of New York, 2006 Gubernatorial candidate
*]
* ] (b. 1966/1967), actress and former talk show host and candidate for ] in the ]
*] (former basketball player)
* ] (born 1967), Democratic Alabama Congressman, speaker at 2012 Republican National Convention, Republican (2012–2015)
* ] (born 1943), diplomat and 24th Director General of the ]
* ] (1848 - 1906), served in the ] (1873 - 1874). He was a Republican before 1900, and a Democrat afterwards.
* ] (1886 - 1970), served on the ] City Council as a Republican (1933 - 1939). Switched to Democrat in 1939 and was afterward elected to Congress as a Democrat.
* ] (born 1982), former White House aide to ], ] and ] contributor
* ] (born 1961 or 1962), ] since 2021, first African-American elected to a statewide office in Pennsylvania
* ] (1843 - 1913), Clergyman, active in civil rights and Republican politics
* ] Lynnette Hardaway ("Diamond") and Rochelle Richardson ("Silk"), live-stream video bloggers, political activists, and former ] hosts
* ] (born 1958), former administrator of the ]
* ] (1870–1961), Music teacher, wife of Congressman ], her presence at a ] tea given by ] June 12, 1929, caused a scandal among southern Democrats.
* ] (1871–1951), U.S. Representative from Illinois
* ] (1842–1874), South Carolina congressman
* ] (born 1978), Missouri State Representative (2015–present)
* ] (born 1978), U.S. Representative (FL) and former Florida State representative
* ] (1818–1895), abolitionist, editor, orator, author, and statesman
* ] (born 1945), Kansas State Representative
* ] (1810–1887), State Treasurer of Louisiana
* ] (born 1976), former football player, politician
* ] (1826–1871), 11th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
* ] (1831–1900), Mayor of ] (1888)


==E== ==E==
*] (talk radio host and commentator) * ] (born 1952), talk radio host and commentator, candidate in the ]
*] (U.S Congressman) * ] (1842–1884), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
* ] (born 1959), first Inspector General of the ]
* ], Chairman of the ]
* ] (1917–1984), U.S. Representative from, and former Governor of the ]
* ] (1922–2020), civil rights leader, Mayor of ]


==F== ==F==
* ] (born 1957), pastor, ] for the ], a 2010 nominee for ]
*''none registered''
* ] (1894–1965), first female African-American state legislator in the United States
* ] (between c. 1846 and 1852–1898), member of the ]
* ] (1857–1910), ] elected to the ]
* ] (born 1947), ] woman for North Carolina
* ] (1924–2005), official in the administrations of Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush; considered the "father of ]"
* ] (1858–1928), orator, author, publisher, civil rights activist, Customs Inspector, Eastern District of Delaware (1874)
* ] (1938–2018), teacher, political activist, 1986 Republican nominee for 48th District of the ]. She later ran for other offices on the tickets of other parties.
* ] (born 1953), U.S. Representative from Connecticut
* ] (born 1961), former U.S. ]
* Ryan Frazier (born 1977), Aurora City Councilman, 2010 nominee for ]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Illescas |first1=Carlos |title=For Ryan Frazier, a political future tied to the GOP U.S. Senate race |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/06/07/ryan-frazier-colorado-us-gop-senate-race-2016/ |access-date=18 January 2019 |work=The Denver Post |date=June 7, 2016}}</ref>
* ] (1905–1988), founder and president of the ], publisher of the ] and ], head of the South Side Chicago NAACP, president of the ], and a prominent black Republican
* ], 2010 and 2012 Congressional Candidate
* ] (born 1943), member of the ] 1983–1991<ref>''Alaska Legislature Roster of Members 1913-2014'', pp. 61–67, 99</ref><ref>{{Cite book|editor1-first=Sarah|editor1-last=Eppenbach|editor2-first=Scott|editor2-last=Foster|title=Alaska Blue Book|edition=Sixth|year=1983|publisher=Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries|location=Juneau|page=85}}</ref>


==G== ==G==
* ] (1840–1900), community leader, minister, and Republican Texas State Senator.
*''none registered''
* ], mayor of the Village of Hempstead, New York, 2004 Congressional candidate
* ] (born 1940), former member of the ]
* ], editorial writer for the ], blogger and pundit
* ] (1823–1915), American consul to Madagascar
* ] (1821–1874), ] and Florida Superintendent of Public Instruction
* ], HUD official in the Trump administration, Candidate for congress in Michigan.
* ], producer on the Rush Limbaugh radio talk show
*] (1894–1976) 18th ]
* ] (c. 1815–1893), Baptist minister, elected vice-president Kentucky ] 1867
* ] (1849–1915), appointed to the board of trustees of the ] public schools in 1886, delegate to the 1892 ]
* ] (1829 - 1888), represented ] at Arkansas Constitutional Convention in 1868, he served in the ] for Phillips County (1868 - 1869), elected to the Arkansas State Senate in 1875, served as Clerk of the First Circuit Court and ex-offico Recorder of Deeds in 1870, in 1872, he became Arkansas Commissioner of Immigration and State Lands.
* ] (born 1932), former professional football player, Protestant minister, actor and former candidate for Governor of California, 2018
* ] (1849–1930), an American lawyer, diplomat, and national vice-president of the NAACP
* ] (born 1944), former state senator in Louisiana's 24th district


==H== ==H==
* ] (1925–2015), attorney, diplomat, policy adviser, elected to ] 1964, former chief counsel, ], former general counsel, ], candidate for ] from ] in 1966, candidate for ] from ] in 1986, former ambassador to ]
*] (Homeless Activist)
* ], member of the ]
* ] (born 1940), radio host, political commentator, author, television personality
* ] (1881–1912), member of the ]
* ] (born 1958), 57th ] (2015–2019)
* ] (1908–2002), jazz musician, delegate to several ]s, vice-chairman of ]
* ] (1846–1916), U.S. Representative from Alabama
* ] (1971–2023), political commentator
* ] (born 1947), Michigan State Senator, 2010 Congressional candidate
* ] (born 1988), ], former NFL defensive end
* ] (born 1980), 2003 Miss America, delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention, 2012 Congressional candidate
* ] (born 1976), entrepreneur, playwright, political consultant, Radio personality, former Republican, NC U.S. Senate candidate 2022, Republican candidate High Point City Council At Large 2023, Congressional campaign field Director for Congressman Mark Walker, district 6 2023
* ] (born 1951), mayor of ]
* ] (1828–1898), member of both the ] and ]
* ] (born 1964), member of the ]
* ] (1811–1889), elected to the ]
* ] (1840–?), former senator in the ] and ]
*] (Born 1975) Founder, Color of Conservatism, Ohio 11th Congressional Candidate (2022, 2024)
*] (1921–1981) first African-American mayor in Ohio, mayor of ]
* ] (born 1961), 43rd ]
* ] (born 1958), state representative in the ]
* ] (1834–1892), state representative in the ]
* ], Commissioner of the New York State Department of Housing and Community Renewal
* ] (1841–1907), member of the ]
* ] (born 1973), political commentator and independent social conservative
* ] (born 1959), journalist and news anchor, Republican until 2018, Independent since.
* ] (born 1947), 2006, 2008, 2010 congressional candidate;
* ] (1835–1907), represented ] in the Mississippi House of Representatives (1872 - 1875) and served on the county board of supervisors.
* ] (1877–1961), Attorney from Mississippi and delegate to the RNC from 1912 to 1960
* ] (1908–1976), Mississippi civil rights leader, surgeon, entrepreneur and mentor to ] and ]
* ] (born 1981), U.S. Representative from Texas
* ] (born 1977), U.S. Representative from Texas, CIA analyst
* ] (1891–1960), folklorist, anthropologist, novelist, short story writer
* ] (born 1960), member of the ]
* ] (1840–1891), U.S. Representative from North Carolina


==I== ==I==
*], (founder of ], civil rights activist) * ] (born 1968), commentator and activist
*] (commentator and activist)


==J== ==J==
* ] (born 1945), thirteenth ]
*] (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas)
* ], Former member of the ]
* ], political consultant and political analyst for WUSA*9 TV (CBS affiliate) in Washington, DC
* ] (born 1945), Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles; first African-American mayor of a city in New York State
* ] (born 1974), member of the ]
* ] (born 1981), U.S. Representative from Michigan and candidate for the U.S. Senate from Michigan in 2018 and 2020
* ] (born 1949), director for the ] 2001–2005, president of ] (2018–2021), ] nominee
* ] (1927–2010), first African-American woman to graduate from ]; ] movement leader; Republican candidate for U.S. House and U.S. Senate
* ] (born 1963), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
* ] (1860–1944), member of the ]
* ] (born 1975), mayor of ] since 2019 (switched from the Democratic Party in 2023)
* ] (born 1963), ]er
* ] (1870–1925), attorney and politician, head of the ] in Georgia
* ] (1871–1944), first Black manager of the ], president of the Colored Republican Club
* ] (1834–1895), member of the ]
* ] (1863–1943), Arkansas delegate to the ]
* ] (1816–1886), member of the ] (1868 - 1870).
* ] (born 1960), member of the ] 1993 to 2001 and since 2017. Originally a Democrat, he switched to Republican in January 2021.
* ], (born 1952), GOP nominee for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 2013, President of STAND and CETF, Marine Corps Veteran, and graduate of Harvard Law School


==K== ==K==
], former member of the Georgia House of Representatives]]
*]
* ] (born 1985 or 1986), nominee in the ] and Chair of the ] (2023–2024)
*]
* ] (born 1950), diplomat, media personality and nominee for the U.S. Senate in Maryland and Illinois
*] (Actor)
* ] (born 1951), minister, political activist, author, niece of ]
* ] (born 1931), boxing promoter, attended 2009 ]
* ] (1932–1999), television and film actress
* ], (1899–1984), pastor, missionary, civil rights activist
* ] (born 1982), former candidate for congress in Maryland's 7th district.


==L== ==L==
* ] (born 1980), public affairs advisor, social entrepreneur, fundraiser
*]
* ] (1817–1890), Republican ] from Kansas 1872 for ]
*] (U.S. Congressman from Georgia)
* ] (1829–1897), U.S. Representative from ] (1890–1891)
*] (U.S. Congressman)
* ] (born 1962), former mayor of Plano, Texas
* ] (born 1971), member of NH House of Representatives (2002–2008), 2014 candidate for 2nd NH Congressional District
* ] (1894–1976), corporate executive, political and civic leader from Memphis
* ] (1891–1955), Ambassador to Liberia, first African American elected to the ]
* ] (born 1969), former member of Connecticut State Senate
* ] (born first half of 1850's), Arkansas ], served in ], District 15 (1889–1890)
* ] (1836–1901), U.S. Representative from Georgia
* ] (1899–1972) Nashville lawyer, member of the ] from 1951 to 1971
* ] (born 1979), chairman for the ] Young Republicans and Mississippi College Republicans
* ], businessman, and executive director of National Diversity Coalition for ]'s 2016 presidential campaign
* ] (1868–1949), ]
* ] (died 1946), Journalist, active in the Black-and tan faction of the Republican Party in ].
* ] (born 1975), ] for ] (2015–2019)
* ] (1830–1900), lawyer
* ] (1847–1939), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
* ] (1860–1938), Methodist clergyman, former ], and founder of the ]


==M== ==M==

*]
]]]
*] (local mayor, running for Ohio state representative)
* ] (born 1961), deputy secretary of the ]
*] (former basketball player)
* ] (born 1975), member Georgia House of Representatives, District 56, Democrat until 2023, Republican since 2023
*] (U.S. Congressman)
* ] (1885–1973), president of the ], owner of the ]
*] (Faith Investment Club VP)
* ] (1841–1871), legislator from Arkansas
*] (U.S. Congressman)
* ] (born 1974), Assistant to President ] January 3, 2017 to January 20, 2018. Democrat prior to 2015, Republican 2015 to 2019, Independent since 2019.
* ] (born 1955) governor of the ] (2015–2019) (elected as an ])
* ] (born 1972), political analyst, community activist, television and radio host, author, 2013 Congressional candidate
* ] (1850–1920), Treasurer of ]
* ] (1866–1950), State Chairman of the ]
* ] (born 1970), political analyst and 2010 Congressional candidate
* ] (born 1933), civil rights leader
* ] (b. Maurice Woodside 1980), musician, operator of several websites, campaigned for President Trump holding a Blacks for Trump sign
* ] (1899–1980) first African-American judge in ]
* ] (1849–1938), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
* ] (1883–1968), active in Republican politics in ] until 1932, when he switched to Democrat and represented Illinois In the United States House of Representatives (1935–1943).
* ] (1829 - 1912), member of the Massachusetts State Legislature (1866 - 1867)
* ] (1844–?), member of the ]
* ] (1886–1960), first African American to serve in the Missouri state legislature
* ] (1859–1929), Boston attorney, civil rights activist, and city official
* ] (born 1972), former Deputy Associate Director, Office of Presidential Personnel in Bush Administration
* ] (1853–1926), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
* ] (1909–1994), first African-American to hold an executive position at the White House. He served under President Dwight D. Eisenhower as Administrative Officer for Special Projects from 1955 to 1961.
* ] (born 1963), columnist.


==N== ==N==
* ] (born 1967), lawyer, author, political commentator
*] (U.S Congressman)
* ] (born 1935), U.S. diplomat; former ]; member of ]
* ] (1879–1945), businessman, publisher, candidate for presidential elector on the ] ticket of Dewey-Bricker in 1944


==O== ==O==
* ] (1844–1905), congressman from North Carolina
*]
* ] (1835–1902), abolitionist, civil rights activist, civil servant, politician, candidate for Nebraska Legislature 1880, 1882, 1890
* ] (born 1951) U.S. Congressman (Utah, district 4) and former NFL player
* ] (born 1989), political commentator
* ] (1913–1980), athlete


==P== ==P==
*] (former US Secretary of Education) ], 65th Secretary of State]]
*] (Missouri state representative, running for U.S. House of Representatives) * ] (born 1933), seventh U.S. Secretary of Education
* ] (1915–1993), judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia
*] (HUD Secretary in Reagan Administration)
* ] (1971–2008), Missouri state representative, ran for U.S. House of Representatives
*] (former US Secretary of State)
* ] (born 1956), author, political commentator, 2010 Congressional candidate
*] (former head of FCC)
* ] (born 1972), Regional Director, Housing & Urban Development, 2016 RNC Keynote Speaker
*] (Founder of ], Civil rights activist)
* ], (born 1962), financial journalist
*] (actor)
* ], member, Kansas House of Representatives, elected 2020, took office January 11, 2021

* ] (born 1928), first African-American U.S. ambassador to South Africa
==Q==
* ] (born 1949), civil rights activist and founder of ]
*''none registered''
* ] (born 1962), actor, columnist and commentator
* ] (1801–1894), last governor of Mexican California. Formed the Republican Party in California.<ref>"Pio Pico: The Last Governor of Mexican California", Dr Carlos Salomon 2010</ref>
* ] (1922–2000), Housing and Urban Development Secretary
* ] (born 1976), Communications Consultant, National Spokesperson Donald Trump 2016 Presidential Campaign, Senior Advisor 2020 Re-Election
* ], Ethiopian-born American politician
* ] (1837–1921), twenty-fourth governor of Louisiana; first African-American governor of a U.S. state
* ] (1937 - 2021), 65th United States Secretary of State
* ] (born 1963), 24th Chairman of the FCC
* ] (born 1949), former ] player; candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in ]
* ] (born 1963), Bush Administration war crimes official


==R== ==R==
], 66th Secretary of State]]
*] (U.S. Congressman)
* ] (1832–1887), U.S. Representative from South Carolina, first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives
*] (Senator from Mississippi)
* ] (1820–1868), State Senator in the ]
*] (US Secretary of State)
* ] (1882–1951), second African American elected to the New Jersey Legislature
*] (Chairman of National Black Republican Association)
* ] (born 1966), member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, District 35
*]
* ] (1837–1883), U.S. Representative from Alabama
*] (City Council member running for Congress)
* ] (born 1971), South Carolina State Senator since 2022
* ] (1827–1901), U.S. Senator from Mississippi, first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate
* ] (born 1954), 66th United States Secretary of State
* ], political commentator
* ] (1858–1917), member of the ]
* ] (1860–1937), Member Illinois House of Representatives (1918–1922), Member, Illinois Senate (1924 - 1934)
* ] (1879–1952), first African-American in the ]
* ] Meshack Roberts was elected to the State Legislature of Texas from the 5th District in 1873 and for two later terms, the last from the 10th District.
* Jack E. Robinson III (1960–2017), party nominee for U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and Secretary of the Commonwealth in Massachusetts
* ] (born 1968), Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina since 2021
* ] (born 1968), Second Lady of North Carolina since 2021
* ] (1964–2013), Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, youngest Lieutenant Governor in Colorado history
* ] (born 1946), Mayor of ], former Missouri state rep
* ] (1919–1972), baseball player (changed parties after ]).
* ] (1966–2003), guidance counselor, first African-American woman candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States 2000.
* ] (1841–1882), member of the ]
* ] (1834–1886), attorney, judge, Massachusetts state legislator, and Boston city councilman
* ] (born 1957), Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2015–2023


==S== ==S==
], 64th Chairman of the Republican National Committee]]
*] (Student, Morehouse College; Chairman of Morehouse College Republicans; future Gubernatorial Candidate for GA)
* ] (born 1966), State Auditor of Indiana
*] (U.S. Congressman)
*] (Lt. Gov. of Maryland, former candidate for the ]) * ], pastor, co-founder of ]
* ] (1872–1957), educator, journalist, author, active in Republican politics, public relations adviser to every ] from 1928 to 1948
*] (Former Governor of Louisiana)
* ] (born 1982), Michigan State Representative
*] (former NFL player, former Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate)
* ] (born 1965), U.S. Senator from South Carolina, first African-American senator to win election in the South since Reconstruction and former Representative from ]
* ] (born 1944), congressional Candidate
* ] (born 1964), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 2004 Congressional Candidate.
* ] (born 1975), former Communications Director for ] Rep. ] in the ] (2006–2013) and current ] Political Commentator (2014–present)
* ] (1923–1983), served in the ] (1964–1965)
* ] (born 1978), Former speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
* ] (born 1840's), member of South Carolina legislature during ].
* ] (1881–1951), journalist, orator, and political activist
* ], chief of the ] (2019-2020) and candidate for ] in 2022 (switched from the Democratic Party in 2021)
* ], (1895–1970), Member, ] (1926–1928), afterward became a Democrat
* ], (1859–1930), Justice of the Peace, 8th Ward, Omaha, Nebraska (1895), Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention 1892
* ] (1839–1915), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
* ] (1820–1906), abolitionist and Massachusetts state representative
* ] (born 1941), appointed commissioner of Minority Business Development by President George H. W. Bush
* ] (1861–1942), member of the ]
* ] (1917–2002), member of the ]
* ] (1844 1908), United States Ambassador to ] (1878 1881) and (188 lasr2 - 1885)
* ] (1935–2004), member of the ]
* ] (born 1951), former New Jersey Secretary of State
* ] (born 1977), Former congressional candidate in Georgia's 5th district
* ] (born 1958), political commentator, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, former candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and former elected chairman of the Republican National Committee (2009–2010)
* ] (born 1946), author
* ] (1859–1924), member of the ]
* ] (1877–1919), lawyer
* ] (born 1963), member of the city council of ], 2004 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, 2007 mayoral candidate for ], Chief of Staff to Governor Pat McCrory
* ] (1902–1996), member of the ]
* ] (born 1933), Secretary of the ]
* ] (born 1954), author and professor at ]
* ] (born 1952), NFL player and former Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate


==T== ==T==
*] (US Supreme Court Justice) ], Associate Supreme Court Justice]]
* ], representative in the ]
*] (Co-founder of the NAACP)
* ], (b.1984 or 1985), Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, identifies as Afro-Cuban, candidate in 2020 Republican primary for Florida's 27th Congressional district, but withdrew, Florida state director of Latinos for Trump
* ] (1924–1999), mayor of ] (1975–1992)<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Peter J. Boyer |url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/10/06/081006fa_fact_boyer?currentPage=all |title=The Appalachian Problem |magazine=] |date=2008-10-06 |access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref>
* ] (1946–2005), assistant ]
* ] (Born 1955), American ] ] and ] host
* ] (1863 - 1954), Member, ] ] (1895 - 1906), she was President of the Women's Republican League during Warren G. Harding's 1920 presidential campaign, she was a charter member of the ]
* ] (1857 - 1925), in 1902, he was appointed ] for Washington, D.C., in 1911, he was appointed to the Municipal Court of Washington, D.C.
* ] (born 1969), former member of the ]
* ] (born 1948), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court
* ] (1847 - 1899), member, Illinois House of Representatives 2nd District (1877 - 1879), 3rd District (1882 - 1886)
* ] (born 1966), ], Republican activist, supported and campaigned for 2010 New York Republican Gubernatorial nominee ]
* ] (born 1945), ]
* ] (1825–1894), Alabama Congressman
* ] (born 1972), member of the ]


==U== ==U==
* ] (born 1963), comedian, actress, television host
*''none registered''
* ] (1922–2002), mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey
* ] (born 1966), West Virginia House of Delegates


==V== ==V==
* ] (born 1985), member of the ]
*] (Registrar of the Treasury under President Theodore Roosevelt)
* ] (1877–1941), ] under President ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/dreams/bishop_william_t.htm |title=Online Exhibitions &#124; Kenneth Spencer Research Library |website=Spencer.lib.ku.edu |access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref>
* ] (born 1986), singer, songwriter, actress, YouTuber, has expressed an interest in running for Congress as a ]


==W== ==W==
], former Congressman from Florida's 22nd District]]
*] (educator and activist)
* ] (born 1961), former associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court

* ] (1830 -1901), served as a Republican in the Massachusetts State Legislature (1866 - 1867), later joined the Democratic Party, and still later the Negro Party.
*] (Actor and Comedian)
* ] (born 1962), football player, bobsledder, sprinter, and mixed martial artist, active in several ] campaigns, addressed 2020 Republican National Convention in support of President Trump
*] (former US Representative from Oklahoma)
* ], Georgia state senator during the ], expelled on September 12, 1868, due to his race
*] (Co-founder of the NAACP)
* ] (1842–1905), Former U.S. Representative from Florida, and one of the first African-Americans to serve in the U.S. House
*] (Radio and television commentator)
* ] (1856–1915), educator and activist
*] (Texas Railroad Commissioner)
* ] (born 1956), Nevada state senator
*] (Author, Commentator, Economist, Recurring Guest Host on <i>The Rush Limbaugh Show</i>)
* T. K. Waters, sheriff of the ]
* ] (born 1957), U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
* ] (1862–1931), civil rights advocate and co-founder of the ]
* Cindy Werner (born 1959), State Ambassador - Frederick Douglass Foundation-WI, former school board trustee, 2022 Lt. Governor candidate - WI
* ] (born 1961), Texas Republican Party Chairman and former U.S. Representative from Florida
* ] (1866–1922), a former member of the ]
* ] (1852–1918), former U.S. representative from North Carolina
* ] (born 1964), a current member of the ]
* ] (1837 - 1892), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate in the late 1860s.
* ] (born 1991), basketball player and republican nominee in the ]
* ] served in the Arkansas Senate (1873 - 1874)
* ] (1894–1959), former Assistant Secretary of Labor under President Eisenhower<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A9ny4Elgxp0C&q=ernest+wilkins+eisenhower&pg=PA222 |title=A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution |author=David A. Nichols |page=222 |date= 2007-09-04|publisher=Simon and Schuster |access-date=2016-04-28|isbn=9781416545545 }}</ref>
* ] (born 1962), radio and television commentator
* ] (1819–1886), member of the ]
* ] (born 1953), Texas Railroad Commissioner
* ] (1918–1985), member of the ] (1966–1981)
* Anthony Wilson member of Georgia State House of Representatives during Reconstruction
* ] (1861–1939), Boston civil rights activist
* ] (born 1981), member of the ] (2017–present)<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Lockyer|first1=Ellen|title=Wilson upsets Gattis for state Senate seat|url=http://www.alaskapublic.org/2016/08/18/wilson-upsets-gattis-for-state-senate-seat|access-date=August 18, 2016|agency=]|date=August 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Hollander|first1=Zaz|title=Wasilla councilman poised to become first African-American senator from Mat-Su<!--This is the headline that appeared in the physical newspaper; for whatever reason, the online version has carried different headlines, a clue of which can be seen in the URL title-->|url=http://www.adn.com/politics/2016/09/27/wasilla-councilor-poised-to-become-first-african-american-senator-from-mat-su|access-date=September 29, 2016|newspaper=]|date=September 28, 2016|page=A1}}</ref>
* ] member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1882–1885)
* ] (1937–2019), member of the ]
* ] (1840–1885), state senator from South Carolina, first African-American state supreme court justice
* ], ] (2023–present)
* ] (1933–2021), mayor of ] (1995–2007)


==Y== ==Y==
* ] (1860–1921), politician
*''none registered''
* ] (1844–1924), anti-segregation advocate, first African American candidate for governor of Tennessee (1876)

==Z==
*''none registered''


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==Further reading==
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*{{cite book|last1=Thurber|first1=Timothy N.|title=Republicans and Race|date=2014|publisher=University Press of Kansas|isbn=9780700620296}}
*{{cite news |last=Wright Rigueur |first=Leah |date=15 February 2015 |title=The Forgotten History of Black Republicans |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/12/the-forgotten-history-of-black-republicans.html |work=The Daily Beast |location=New York City }}


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1872 Currier and Ives print showing the first Black U.S. Senator and Representatives: Sen. Hiram Revels (R-MS), Rep. Benjamin S. Turner (R-AL), Robert DeLarge (R-SC), Josiah Walls (R-FL), Jefferson Long (R-GA), Joseph Rainey and Robert B. Elliott (R-SC), 1872

The following is a list of Black Republicans, past and present. This list is limited to Black Americans who have worked in a direct, professional capacity in politics.

Contents: 

A

B

Walter Blackman is the first black Republican elected to the Arizona Legislature.
Edward Brooke was the first African American popularly elected to the United States Senate. Hiram Revels was the first black U.S. senator; however, he was elected to office by a legislature.

C

Herman Cain
Ben Carson

D

Frederick Douglass

E

F

G

H

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J

K

Alveda King, former member of the Georgia House of Representatives

L

M

Angela McGlowan

N

O

  • James E. O'Hara (1844–1905), congressman from North Carolina
  • Edwin R. Overall (1835–1902), abolitionist, civil rights activist, civil servant, politician, candidate for Nebraska Legislature 1880, 1882, 1890
  • Burgess Owens (born 1951) U.S. Congressman (Utah, district 4) and former NFL player
  • Candace Owens (born 1989), political commentator
  • Jesse Owens (1913–1980), athlete

P

Colin Powell, 65th Secretary of State

R

Condoleezza Rice, 66th Secretary of State

S

Michael Steele, 64th Chairman of the Republican National Committee

T

Clarence Thomas, Associate Supreme Court Justice

U

V

W

Allen West, former Congressman from Florida's 22nd District

Y

  • James H. Young (1860–1921), politician
  • William F. Yardley (1844–1924), anti-segregation advocate, first African American candidate for governor of Tennessee (1876)

See also

References

  1. Agboola, Adedamola (February 21, 2018). "Trump Administration Appoints Its First Minority Director to the Small Business Administration". Black Enterprise.
  2. Alaska Legislature Roster of Members 1913–2014 (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency. 2014. pp. 49, 97.
  3. Mitchell, Elaine B., ed. (1973). Alaska Blue Book (First ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 84.
  4. "Selwyn George Carrol (obituary)". Hampton County Guardian. Hampton. December 29, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  5. "Florida House of Representatives – Jennifer Carroll – 2014 – 2016 ( Speaker Crisafulli )". Myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  6. "Leading Authorities Speakers Ron Christie". Leadingauthorities.com. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  7. The African-American Electorate, 1st ed., by Walton, Hanes Jr., Donald R. Deskins Jr., Sherman Puckett. Publisher: The Congressional Quarterly, USA. June 2012.
  8. Joan Potter (2002). African American Firsts: Famous Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks ... Dafina Books. p. 141. ISBN 9780758202437. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  9. "William T. Coleman, Jr". Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  10. "Coleman: A Choice Cabinet Choice - TIME". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
  11. Illescas, Carlos (June 7, 2016). "For Ryan Frazier, a political future tied to the GOP U.S. Senate race". The Denver Post. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  12. Alaska Legislature Roster of Members 1913-2014, pp. 61–67, 99
  13. Eppenbach, Sarah; Foster, Scott, eds. (1983). Alaska Blue Book (Sixth ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 85.
  14. "Pio Pico: The Last Governor of Mexican California", Dr Carlos Salomon 2010
  15. Peter J. Boyer (2008-10-06). "The Appalachian Problem". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  16. "Online Exhibitions | Kenneth Spencer Research Library". Spencer.lib.ku.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  17. David A. Nichols (2007-09-04). A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution. Simon and Schuster. p. 222. ISBN 9781416545545. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  18. Lockyer, Ellen (August 18, 2016). "Wilson upsets Gattis for state Senate seat". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  19. Hollander, Zaz (September 28, 2016). "Wasilla councilman poised to become first African-American senator from Mat-Su". Alaska Dispatch News. p. A1. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

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