THREE MUSLIM MEMBERS OF USA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE RE-ELECTED
In Tuesday's election, three Muslims were re-elected to the US House of Representatives: Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Andre Carson.
All three Muslim members of the United States House of Representatives were re-elected with large majorities on Tuesday, cementing their roles as prominent voices in the ongoing debate over US foreign policy, particularly with regard to Israel.
Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat and the first Palestinian-American woman in Congress, won a fourth term representing Michigan’s 13th District.
Tlaib, who has substantial support from the Arab-American population in Dearborn, won 70% of the vote, defeating her Republican opponent, James Hooper, who received 26%.
Tlaib ran unchallenged in Michigan’s August primary and has been an outspoken opponent of US policy towards Israel. She is the only Palestinian-American currently sitting in Congress.
Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American woman in Congress, was re-elected to a third term representing Minnesota’s 5th District, which covers Minneapolis and its surrounding suburbs.
Omar, a former refugee, received 75.2 percent of the votes. She, like Tlaib, has been a vocal critic of the United States’ military assistance for Israel, particularly during the conflict in Gaza.
Democratic Rep. Andre Carson of Indiana, another notable Muslim politician, was also re-elected, receiving 68.2 percent of the vote in the 7th District.
He defeated the Republican John Schmitz. Carson has represented the area since 2008, following the death of his grandmother, Julia Carson, who previously held the position.
Carson was first elected to Congress in 2008, following the death of his grandmother, Julia Carson, the former congressman.
