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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.) - DPhil, systematic theology (2006)

• Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.) - MDiv; MPhil (1994)

• Morehouse College - BA, psychology, cum laude (1987-1991)

• Savannah State University - Attended (1987)

  Activities and notes: Enrolled in early college courses in high school through the Upward Bound program

• Sol C. Johnson High School (Savannah, Ga.) - Diploma (1987)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Georgia (Class 3)
  Raphael Gamaliel Warnock, 32.90%

  Democrat (Special Election, Nov. 3, 2020)
  Kelly Lynn Loeffler, 25.91%

  Republican (Special Election, Nov. 3, 2020)
  Douglas Allen Collins (Doug), 19.95%

  Republican (Special Election, Nov. 3, 2020)
  Deborah Jackson, 6.60%

  Democrat (Special Election, Nov. 3, 2020)
  Matt Lieberman, 2.77%

  Democrat (Special Election, Nov. 3, 2020)
  Tamara Johnson-Shealey, 2.17%

  Democrat (Special Election, Nov. 3, 2020)
  Jamesia James, results pending

  Democrat (Special Election, Nov. 3, 2020)
  Runoff election
  Raphael Gamaliel Warnock, 51.04%

  Democrat (Special Election, Jan. 5, 2021)
  Kelly Lynn Loeffler, 48.96%

  Republican (Special Election, Jan. 5, 2021)

Employment History

• Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) (Oct. 2005-)

  Senior Pastor

• Douglas Memorial Community Church (Baltimore, Md.) (2001-Oct. 2005)

  Senior Pastor

• Abyssinian Baptist Church (New York, N.Y.) (1991-2001)

  Youth Pastor/Assistant Pastor

• Sixth Avenue Baptist Church (Birmingham, Ala.) (1990-1991)

  Intern

Associated Organizations

• National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS

• Martin Luther King Sr. Community Resources Collaborative (Jan. 2020-)

  Chair

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

  Lifetime Member

• 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc.

• Warnock for Georgia

• Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.)

• GeorgiaALIVE Inc. (April 2020-Aug. 2020)

  Member, Steering Committee

• Georgia Interfaith Public Policy Center Inc. (Aug. 2019-Aug. 2020)

• New Georgia Project (Jan. 2017-Jan. 2020)

  Chair

• Martin Luther King Sr. Community Resources Collaborative (May 2015-Jan. 2020)

Awards

• Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers (Morehouse College)

• Reverend Dr. William A. Jones Social Justice Award (National Action Network)

• Man of Influence Award (Atlanta Business League Inc.)

• Chosen Pastors (Gospel Choice Awards)

• Good Shepherd (Associated Black Charities)

• God's Trombones (Rainbow PUSH Coalition)

• John Robert Lewis Lifetime Legacy Award (March on Washington Film Festival) (Sept. 2023)

• Rural Champion Award (One Country Project) (Oct. 2022)

• National Distinguished Advocacy Award (​American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Inc.) (Sept. 2022)

• International Civil Rights Walk of Fame Inductee (National Park Service) (2016)

• 100 Most Influential African Americans (The Root) (2013)

• 100 Most Influential African Americans (The Root) (2012)

• 100 Most Influential African Americans (The Root) (2011)

• 100 Most Influential African Americans (The Root) (2010)

• National TRIO Achiever Award (Council for Opportunity in Education) (2007)

Publications

• Put Your Shoes On & Get Ready! (2023)

• A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth, Transformation, and the New American Story (2022)

• The Divided Mind of the Black Church: Theology, Piety, and Public Witness (2013)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• 
  Email, scheduling:
  schedule@warnock.senate.gov
• 
  Email, press:
  press@warnock.senate.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	416 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-3643

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Main Office
101 Jackson St. NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30312
Phone: (404) 688-7300
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Privately Financed Travel

3 trips taken between 2021 - 2024 costing $22,085

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Commodities, Risk Management and Trade Subcommittee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research Subcommittee
• Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, Chair
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Housing, Transportation and Community Development Subcommittee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee
• Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Communications, Media and Broadband Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports Subcommittee
• Senate Special Committee on Aging

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus
• Congressional Black Caucus
• Congressional Boating Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Ohio River Basin Caucus
• Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Senate ALS Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Black-Jewish Caucus
• Senate Career and Technical Education Caucus
• Senate Chicken Caucus
• Senate Community Development Finance Caucus
• Senate Defense Communities Caucus
• Senate Democratic Conference Committee
• Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force

Caught Our Eye

• Almost all freshman senators and 3/5 of freshman reps have staffed up with lobbyists

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 30, 2022
  Three out of every five of this session's freshman representatives and nearly all freshman senators have added at least one lobbyist to their staff, according to LegiStorm data. read more

• Education policy group picks up Senate LA

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 23, 2021
  A Senate staffer who's worked on both sides of the aisle has headed to the private sector to work on education policy. read more

• Transportation lobbyist takes fast track to Senate

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 10, 2021
  As Congress begins to contemplate a massive infrastructure bill, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) has chosen a transportation lobbyist as his first revolving-door hire. read more