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Raphael Warnock, pastor of historic black church, announces Senate run

Raphael Warnock, pastor of the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, announced that he’s running for the US Senate, challenging recently appointed Republican senator Kelly Loeffler.

With his influential pulpit at Ebe­nezer Baptist Church, Warnock immediately brings some Democratic star power to the race—and some powerful friends.

Within hours of entering the race, Warnock locked up perhaps the most coveted endorsement in Georgia Democratic politics when Stacey Abrams, the party’s 2018 nominee for governor, announced she’s supporting his campaign.

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