Raphael Warnock

Raphael Warnock is the senior US Senator for Georgia, a Democrat first elected in January 2021 in a runoff election that handed Democrats Senate control, and re-elected in December 2022. He serves on the Senate Banking Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee, and is the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the congregation once led by Martin Luther King Jr. He was the first Black senator ever elected from Georgia.

Warnock's political profile draws heavily on his pastoral vocation: he emphasises economic justice, voting rights, and healthcare access. His 2020 election alongside Jon Ossoff was a landmark moment in Georgia politics, flipping a historically Republican state. His 2022 re-election against Herschel Walker cemented the shift, though Georgia remains highly competitive. He is widely expected to be a target in the 2028 Senate cycle.

In April 2026 Warnock co-sponsored the Senate War Powers Resolution requiring congressional authorisation for continued US military action against Iran. The co-sponsorship reflects a consistent anti-war posture grounded in his church's civil-rights tradition as much as partisan alignment .