Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, the first Muslim women to hold elected office in the US Congress, were re-elected to the US House of Representatives by the Democratic Party.
With the backing of Dearborn’s sizable Arab-American population, Tlaib, the first woman of Palestinian heritage in the US Congress, was re-elected Tuesday for a fourth term represented Michigan.
Former Somali American and refugee Omar returned to her position in Minnesota for a third term, representing the heavily Democratic 5th District, which covers Minneapolis and its suburbs.
Having defeated Republican James Hooper in her primary, Tlaib, a vocal opponent of US military assistance to Israel in its war on Gaza.
