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New Georgia senators carry John Lewis' influence with them

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ATLANTA – Six months after his death, the late civil rights leader and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis will retain a palpable influence in Congress: The state’s two new Democratic U.S.

senators — both personal friends and admirers — promise to carry on his legacy.Sen. Raphael Warnock was Lewis’ pastor and stood at his bedside before Lewis died.

Sen. Jon Ossoff, the Senate’s youngest current member, served as an intern in Lewis’ Washington office years ago. Both were sworn into office Wednesday.Their victories have already brought about significant change.

Warnock is Georgia’s first Black senator, and Ossoff is the first Jewish senator from the state. Together, their election victories swung control of the Senate to Democrats.Stacey.

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