US: 82 MUSLIMS WIN IN MIDTERM ELECTIONS

Ruwa Romman, Nabeela Syed, Sheikh Rahman and Nabilah Islam.

Sun 13 November 2022:

As many as 82 Muslims won the midterm elections that took place a few days back.

While 21 Muslims including Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Andre Carson got re-elected, 16 new Muslims join them taking the tally of Muslim state lawmakers nationwide to 43.

Nabeela Syed makes history

Out of them, 23-year-old Nabeela Syed is the youngest Indian-American woman.

Syed’s campaign website says she graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in political science and business administration, where she served as the President of a pro-bono consulting organisation assisting local businesses and non-profits.

After winning the election, Nabeel Syed wrote, ‘My name is Nabeela Syed. I’m a 23-year-old Muslim, Indian-American woman. We just flipped a Republican-held suburban district.

And in January, I’ll be the youngest member of the Illinois General Assembly’.

My name is Nabeela Syed. I’m a 23-year old Muslim, Indian-American woman. We just flipped a Republican-held suburban district.

And in January, I’ll be the youngest member of the Illinois General Assembly.

— Nabeela Syed (@NabeelaforIL) November 9, 2022

Others

While, democrats Mana Abdi, Deqa Dhalac, and Ambureen Rana are elected to the Maine State Legislature, Ohio Democrats Munira Abdullahi and Ismail Mohamed were elected to serve in the state legislature.

In Texas, Salman Bhojani and Suleman Lalani are elected to the state legislature whereas, Ruwa Romman, Farooq Mughal, and Sheikh Rahman were elected to the state house in Georgia.

We made history last night, Georgia! FOUR Muslim Americans were elected to office. Ruwa Romman (GA HD97) & Nabilah Islam (GA SD7) are the FIRST Muslim women to be elected to the Georgia State House and Senate. Romman is also the first Palestinian elected to Georgia public office. pic.twitter.com/zq9PDSeHhz

— Georgia Muslim Voter Project (@GAMVP) November 9, 2022

After the election results, Georgia has the second-highest number of Muslim state legislators in the US.

Young people, Black and Brown people, Indigenous people, and women made this happen. This is your victory. #EasierNotHarder 💜 pic.twitter.com/8tFA8mrV50

— Zaynab Mohamed (@ZaynabForSenate) November 9, 2022

In Minnesota which has the highest number of Muslims elected to the state house, Zaynab Mohammed become the first Muslim woman to be elected to the state senate.

-Siasat

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