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PoliticsWho is Scott Colom, Mississippi’s first Black senator in 150 years?

Democrat and prosecutor Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith to win Mississippi’s Senate seat, becoming the state’s first Black senator in more than 150 years and delivering Democrats their first Senate victory there in 43 years. He won by fewer than 5,000 votes.

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Who is Scott Colom, Mississippi’s first Black senator in 150 years?
Who is Scott Colom, Mississippi’s first Black senator in 150 years?Politics