First Muslim woman to join US Congress |
A 42-year-old Muslim woman has won the Democratic nomination to run unopposed for a House seat in Michigan, bringing her closer to becoming the first female from the minority community to be elected to the US Congress. Rashida Tlaib, a former state Representative, has won a crowded battle to replace former US Representative John Conyers Jr. in the Michigan`s 13th Congressional District Democratic primary. No Republican is running for the seat in the Democratic-leaning district, meaning Palestinian-origin Tlaib is virtually guaranteed to win the seat in election scheduled for November. Tlaib had pulled in 33.2 % of the vote over Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones, who has 29.2%, with 96% of precincts reporting, it said.Tlaib had served in the Michigan House from 2009 until 2014.
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