by Michael Zak

Grand Old Partisan salutes Allen West (R-FL) and Tim Scott (R-SC), who were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. When they take their seats in January, it will be the first time since Rep. Gary Franks (R-CT) and Rep. JC Watts (R-OK) in the 1990s that more than one African-American Republican served in Congress. Prior to that, in 1891 there were three African-American Republican congressmen: Rep. John Mercer Langston (R-VA), Rep. Henry Cheatham (R-NC), and Rep. Thomas Miller (R-SC).

See the Grand Old Partisan blog for more information about the heritage of the Republican Party.

The book Back to Basics for the Republican Party shows Republicans how they would benefit tremendously from appreciating the heritage of the GOP.

Note - Michael Zak has been a frequent guest on LR's radio show "Libertarian Politics Live."