In the 111th Congress (2009-2010), there is 1 African American Senator and 41 African American Representatives: Senate: 1) Roland Burris - Illinois House of Representatives: 1) John Conyers -...
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In the 110th Congress there are 42 African Americans in the House and 1 in the Senate, totaling 43 total in Congress.
There is a total of 535 men and women. The senate holds and will only hold 100 people. The house of representatives holds 435.