Shomari Figures is the newest member of Alabama’s delegation, and one of two Democrats — the most the House has had from his state in nearly 15 years.
Figures ran for Congress after a federal court ordered Alabama to redraw congressional boundaries to include a second Black-majority district “or something quite close to it,” a move upheld by the Supreme Court.
“Almost a third of Alabama’s population is Black, and before this case, Black people only had the legitimate opportunity to influence one out of seven congressional seats,” he said. “We’re gonna take advantage of every moment we’ve got.”
