Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester on Wednesday announced a bid to succeed retiring Sen. Tom Carper in Delaware, laying the path for her to potentially become the third Black woman to ever serve in the Senate.

Blunt Rochester, a Democrat, joined the House in 2017 and was the first woman and person of color to represent Delaware in Congress.

Carper said in May he would retire after four terms in the Senate. Carper, also a Democrat, endorsed Blunt Rochester during his retirement announcement.

Blunt Rochester began hiring campaign staff earlier this month, POLITICO previously reported.

“People ask me if Jan. 6 was my worst day. It was. But it was also one of my proudest moments. Because we walked back in that House chamber and we completed our work,” Blunt Rochester said in her announcement video.

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