Six muslim candidates ran for U.S. House of Representatives seats in the 2018 midterm elections. Three of those candidates were elected.
Andre Carson was re-elected to Indiana’s 7th Congressional District. Carson was first elected in 2008.
Rashida Tlaib was elected to Michigan’s 13th Congressional District.
Ilhan Omar was elected to Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District.
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Don Maynard Who cares ..? What’s your platform..? Why would I hire you to be the administrator of the tax paying funding that enables your subsistence….You tell me …I’ll do the research and I’ll make a decision…This is not a popularity contest,we learned from that in 2008….
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