Raphael Warnock
Definition
Raphael Gamaliel Warnock is an American politician and Baptist pastor serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia, a seat he has held since 2021.
He serves as the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, spiritual home to civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr.
A Democrat, Warnock won his seat in a pair of high-profile special and general elections, flipping Georgia from Republican control.
Examples
Raphael Warnock's sermons pack the pews, but his Senate speeches pack the C-SPAN ratings.
When Raphael Warnock quotes the Bible in committee hearings, even the Republicans start amen-ing.
Georgia voters elected Raphael Warnock knowing he'd bring that preacher fire to Capitol Hill filibusters.
Raphael Warnock multitasks like no other: saving souls on Sunday, blocking bills on Monday.