Indisputable, though, is this: Paige reached the major leagues at an age when most pitchers have long stopped stressing their rotator cuffs. Also inarguable: the 6-foot-3, 180-pound right-hander is remembered as much for his witticisms as his extraordinary pitching talent and longevity.
Only four black men and women were elected to the United States Senate in all of American history â former Sens. Edward William Brooke (R-MA) and Carol Moseley Braun (D-IL) join Booker in this very exclusive group, along with President Barack Obama.
The current breakdown of the Senate is as follows (where we count the two independents as Democrats): 1  10 Democratic seats up for reelection in 2016 and 36 seats not up, for a total of 46 seats. 2  24 Republican seats up for reelection in 2016 and 30 seats not up, for a total of 54 seats.