The Rev. Raphael Warnock Reflects On His First Day In Washington

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January 21st, 2021

Newly elected Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Georgia, center, leaves a meeting Thursday with other members of the Democratic caucus at the Capitol in Washington. Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, unseated Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia.

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It’s been almost one full day since the Rev. Raphael Warnock officially became a senator.

Vice President Kamala Harris swore him and fellow Georgia Democrat John Ossoff into office this week.

The event punctuated a long, messy and, at times, perilous journey to Washington for the Atlanta Baptist preacher.

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