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Raphael Gamaliel Warnock (/ ˈ r ɑː f i ɛ l ˈ w ɔː r n ɒ k / RAH-fee-el WOR-nok; born July 23, 1969) is an American Baptist pastor and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he assumed office on January 20, 2021.

WARNOCK, Raphael Gamaliel, a Senator from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., July 23, 1969; graduated Sol C. Johnson High School, Savannah, Ga., 1987; B.A., psychology, Morehouse College, 1991; M.Div., M.Phil., and Ph.D., Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y.; Baptist pastor; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in the January 5 ...

Raphael Warnock, in full Raphael Gamaliel Warnock, (born July 23, 1969, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.), American Democratic politician and the first Black person elected to the United States Senate from the state of Georgia.

For over 16 years, Senator Warnock has served as Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the former pulpit of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He is the youngest pastor selected to serve in that leadership role at the historic church. Senator Warnock was elected to the United States Senate on January 5, 2021, in a special ...

Reverend Raphael Warnock grew up in Kayton Homes public housing in Savannah. The family was short on money, but long on faith, love and humor. Raphael and his eleven brothers and sisters were taught the meaning of hard work.