His father, the late Michael Figures, was elected one of just three Black Alabama state senators in 1978. Thomas Figures, his uncle, was the first Black person to serve as assistant district ...

This article is the fourth in a six-part MSNBC Daily series, “Meet the Freshmen,” featuring six of Congress’ newest faces — three Republicans and three Democrats — in a series of diverse ...

Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures of Alabama was named to the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and the Agriculture Committee for the 119th Congress on Tuesday.