Roland Burris, Illinois Senator, Former Attorney General

Roland Burris, American Democratic politician who was the first African American elected to statewide office in Illinois. His appointment as U.S. senator (2009–10) to fill the seat vacated by Pres. Barack Obama made him the fourth African American to serve in the Senate since Reconstruction. Burris

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Blagojevich names senator; Dems vow to block choice – The Denver Post

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Dems back off rejection of Illinois' Burris as senator – The Denver Post

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