(Yahoo) Former Michigan state legislator Rashida Tlaib won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for a U.S. House seat in the state’s 13th Congressional District.
She beat out five other Democratic candidates seeking to fill the seat of Rep. John Conyers, who resigned in December amid allegations of sexual harassment. As the Democratic nominee in a district that has historically voted Democratic ― and with no Republican challengers ― Tlaib is all but guaranteed a seat in Congress in November’s general election.
Fist Muslim Congresswoman. What about the first US political campaign to celebrate a likely victory with dabke. (DJ had been playing hip hop before that). #RashidaTlaib pic.twitter.com/5EaRkVxJ1c
— Ali Harb (@Harbpeace) August 8, 2018
.@RashidaTlaib Dem becoming the first Muslim woman in Congress, who heckled Trump in 2016, reveals why Trump “inspired” her to run: pic.twitter.com/GBpeM5kOOO
— Brooke Baldwin (@BrookeBCNN) August 8, 2018